thecae

Meaning of thecae

noun
  1. Any external case or sheath.
  2. The pollen-producing organ usually found in pairs and forming an anther.
  3. The twin layers of cells surrounding the basal lamina of an ovarian follicle.
  4. The membrane complex enveloping the cells of certain plankton including diatoms and dinoflagellates.
  5. The calcareous wall of a corallite, the exoskeleton of a coral polyp.
  6. A case for the corporal cloth used in the Eucharist.

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Hyphenation of thecae

the-cae

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
  • thecae is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Anagrams of thecae

achete, Cathee, eatche, Hecate, hecate, teache

Words that rhyme with thecae

Athecae, bibliothecae, ceratothecae, gonothecae, hydrothecae, oothecae, rhinothecae, spermathecae, spermatothecae

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