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theca Definition

theca (t̸hē′kə)

noun pl. thecae -·cae (-sē)

  1. Bot. a spore case, sac, or capsule
  2. Zool., Anat. any sheath or sac enclosing an organ or a whole organism, as the covering of an insect pupa

Etymology: ModL < L < Gr thēkē, a case < IE *dhēkā < base *dhē-, to place, put > do, L facere

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  8. ‹ theatrically
  9. ‹ theatricalizing
  10. ‹ theatricalized
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