"theca" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈθiːkə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-theca.wav [Southern-England] Forms: thecas [plural], thecae [plural]
Etymology: From New Latin, from Latin thēca, from Ancient Greek θήκη (thḗkē, “a case, box, receptacle”), from τίθημι (títhēmi, “put, set, place”). Doublet of tay. Etymology templates: {{der|en|NL.|-}} New Latin, {{der|en|la|thēca}} Latin thēca, {{der|en|grc|θήκη||a case, box, receptacle}} Ancient Greek θήκη (thḗkē, “a case, box, receptacle”), {{m|grc|τίθημι||put, set, place}} τίθημι (títhēmi, “put, set, place”), {{doublet|en|tay}} Doublet of tay Head templates: {{en-noun|s|thecae}} theca (plural thecas or thecae)
  1. (biology) Any external case or sheath. Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-theca-en-noun-Eo6uaKDa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 22 24 10 12 18 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
  2. (botany) The pollen-producing organ usually found in pairs and forming an anther. Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-theca-en-noun-lq-GKZMu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 22 24 10 12 18 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  3. (medicine) The twin layers of cells surrounding the basal lamina of an ovarian follicle. Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-theca-en-noun-CnwqtwG~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 22 24 10 12 18 Topics: medicine, sciences
  4. (microbiology, planktology) The membrane complex enveloping the cells of certain plankton including diatoms and dinoflagellates. Categories (topical): Microbiology
    Sense id: en-theca-en-noun-4Pb-zgz8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 22 24 10 12 18 Topics: biology, botany, microbiology, natural-sciences, planktology
  5. (marine biology) The calcareous wall of a corallite, the exoskeleton of a coral polyp. Categories (topical): Marine biology
    Sense id: en-theca-en-noun-XXEXrstH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 22 24 10 12 18
  6. (Christianity) A case for the corporal cloth used in the Eucharist. Categories (topical): Christianity
    Sense id: en-theca-en-noun-WIC53q9f Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 22 24 10 12 18 Topics: Christianity
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: thecium
Derived forms: epitheca, gnathotheca, hypotheca, ootheca, spermatheca, theca cordis, theca externa, theca folliculi, theca interna, thecal, thecate, thecoma

Inflected forms

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