kə Origin:
1655–65; < Latin thēca < Greek thḗkē case, cover, akin to tithénai to place, put
1655–65; < Latin thēca < Greek thḗkē case, cover, akin to tithénai to place, put
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the·cal, adjective
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| —n , pl -cae | |
| 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 |
| [C17: from Latin thēca, from Greek thēkē case; related to Greek tithenai to place] | |
| 'thecal | |
| —adj | |
| 'thecate | |
| —adj | |
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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.
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theca  (thē'kə) Pronunciation Key
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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