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SYLLABICATION: | the·ca |
PRONUNCIATION: | thk |
NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. the·cae (-s, -k) A case, covering, or sheath, such as the pollen sac of an anther, the spore case of a moss, or the outer covering of the pupa of certain insects. | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin thca, case, receptacle, from Greek thk. See dh- in Appendix I. | OTHER FORMS: | thecal (-kl) ADJECTIVE
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