Transcription
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- [thee-kuh]
- /ˈθi kə/
- /θˈekə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [thee-kuh]
- /ˈθi kə/
Definitions of theca word
- noun plural theca a case or receptacle. 1
- noun plural theca Botany, Mycology. a sac, cell, or capsule. a sporangium. 1
- noun plural theca Anatomy, Zoology. a case or sheath enclosing an organ, structure, etc., as the horny covering of an insect pupa or the loose membrane covering the spinal cord. 1
- noun theca an enclosing organ, cell, or spore case, esp the capsule of a moss 0
- noun theca a hard outer covering, such as the cup-shaped container of a coral polyp 0
- noun theca a spore case, sac, or capsule 0
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Origin of theca
First appearance:
before 1655 One of the 46% oldest English words
1655-65; < Latin thēca, from Greek thḗkē “case, cover,” akin to tithénai “to place, put”
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Parts of speech for Theca
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
theca popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.