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Definition of Thecae

Thecae
Theca 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.

Meaning of Thecae from wikipedia

- In biology, a theca (pl.: thecae) is a sheath or a covering. In botany, the theca is related to plant's flower anatomy. The theca of an angiosperm consists...
- composed of two overlapping sections known as thecae (or less formally as valves). The joint between the two thecae is supported by bands of silica (girdle...
- and anther thecae largely separated, whereas in Haplothismia the 2-6 flowers are borne on pseudoracemes, without annulus, and the anther thecae are connate...
- Theca externa Details Identifiers Latin tunica externa thecae folliculi FMA 18657 Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]...
- Theca interna Details Identifiers Latin tunica interna thecae folliculi FMA 18658 Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]...
- substances on a rigid silica framework, and composed of two halves called thecae (or less formally, valves). These halves overlap like a Petri dish and its...
- sections, sect. Monolobos and sect. Dilobos DC., based on the number of thecae on the anthers. Sect. Monolobos has 18 species and is found primarily in...
- consist typically of an anther, made up of four pollen sacs arranged in two thecae, connected to a filament, or stalk. The anther contains microsporocytes...
- portion of sterile tissue of the anther between and interconnecting the two thecae, which forms a body with them and holds them together. It is usually underdeveloped...
- characteristic of the genus includes one uniserial stipes with very elaborate thecae. This particular genus contains large number of graptolite species and may...