Tectum Definition
tĕktəm
tecta
noun
A rooflike structure or covering.
Webster's New World
A rooflike structure of the body, especially the dorsal part of the midbrain.
American Heritage Medicine
The interconnected outer surface of a spore.
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Other Word Forms of Tectum
Noun
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tectumPlural:
tectaOrigin of Tectum
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From Latin tectum (“roof"), from tegō (“I cover"), cognate with Ancient Greek τέγος (tegos, “roof; any covered room of a house").
From Wiktionary
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Latin tēctum roof from neuter past participle of tegere to cover (s)teg- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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