Theca
noun, plural thecae
[thee-see] /ˈθi si/ (Show IPA)
1.
a case or receptacle.
2.
Botany, Mycology.
a sac, cell, or capsule.
a sporangium.
3.
Anatomy, Zoology. a case or sheath enclosing an organ, structure, etc., as the horny covering of an insect pupa.
noun (pl) -cae (-siː)
1.
(botany) an enclosing organ, cell, or spore case, esp the capsule of a moss
2.
(zoology) a hard outer covering, such as the cup-shaped container of a coral polyp
theca the·ca (thē’kə)
n. pl. the·cae (-sē’, -kē’)
A case, covering, or sheath, such as the outer covering of the cocoon of certain insects.
theca
(thē’kə)
Plural thecae (thē’sē’, -kē’)
A case, covering, or sheath, such as the pollen sac of an anther, the spore case of a moss, or the outer covering of the pupa of certain insects.
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