Theca Definition

thēkə
thecae
noun
thecae
A spore case, sac, or capsule.
Webster's New World
Any sheath or sac enclosing an organ or a whole organism, as the covering of an insect pupa.
Webster's New World

(botany) The pollen producing organ usually found in pairs and forming an anther.

Wiktionary

(marine biology) The calcareous wall of a corallite, the exoskeleton of a coral polyp.

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Other Word Forms of Theca

Noun

Singular:
theca
Plural:
thecae, thecas

Origin of Theca

  • From New Latin, from Latin theca, from Ancient Greek θήκη (thÄ“kÄ“, “a case, box, receptacle"), from τίθημι (tithÄ“mi, “put, set, place").

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin thēca case, receptacle from Greek thēkē dhē- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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