What is the meaning of Theca?

  • (n.) 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.
  • (n.) The more or less cuplike calicle of a coral.
  • (n.) The wall forming a calicle of a coral.
  • (n.) The chitinous cup which protects the hydranths of certain hydroids.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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