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theca

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Meaning

  1. noun Any of several external cases or sheaths. The pollen-producing organ usually found in pairs and forming an anther. The theca folliculi: the twin layers of cells surrounding the basal lamina of an ovarian follicle. The thecal sac: the portion of the dura mater that surrounds the spinal cord and the cauda equina. The membrane complex enveloping the cells of certain plankton including diatoms and dinoflagellates. The calcareous wall of a corallite, the exoskeleton of a coral polyp. A sporangium: a spore case.
  2. noun The pollen-producing organ usually found in pairs and forming an anther.
  3. noun The theca folliculi: the twin layers of cells surrounding the basal lamina of an ovarian follicle.
  4. noun The thecal sac: the portion of the dura mater that surrounds the spinal cord and the cauda equina.
  5. noun The membrane complex enveloping the cells of certain plankton including diatoms and dinoflagellates.
  6. noun The calcareous wall of a corallite, the exoskeleton of a coral polyp.
  7. noun A sporangium: a spore case.
  8. noun A case for the corporal cloth used in the Eucharist.

Similar words

sac thecaphore epitheca hypotheca hydrotheca thecaspore sheath ocrea exothecium calyptra

Often followed by

interna cells cell lutein externa and is of folliculi

Word family

thecae thecal

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