meaning of theca
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. The chitinous cup which protects the hydranths of certain hydroids.
3. The more or less cuplike calicle of a coral.
4. The wall forming a calicle of a coral.
5. outer sheath of the pupa of certain insects
Related Words
theca | thecae | thecal | thecaphore | thecasporous | thecata |
