About The Word Theca
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Theca
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What's The Definition Of Theca?
[n] outer sheath of the pupa of certain insects
[n] a case or sheath especially a pollen sac or moss capsule Synonyms | Synonyms for Theca: sac Related Terms | Find terms related to Theca: See Also | case | cover | covering | natural covering | sheath Theca In Webster's Dictionary \The"ca\, n.; pl. {Thec[ae]}. [L., fr. Gr. ? a case to put
anything in. See {Tick} a cover.]
1. A sheath; a case; as, the theca, or cell, of an anther;
the theca, or spore case, of a fungus; the theca of the
spinal cord.
2. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The chitinous cup which protects the hydranths of
certain hydroids.
(b) The more or less cuplike calicle of a coral.
(c) The wall forming a calicle of a coral.
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