In botany|lang=en terms the difference between anther and theca
is that anther is (botany) the pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower while theca is (botany) the pollen producing organ usually found in pairs and forming an anther.
As nouns the difference between anther and theca
is that anther is (botany) the pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower while theca is (biology) any external case or sheath.
anther
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Noun
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en noun)
(botany) The pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower.
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theca
English
Noun
(en-noun)
(biology) Any external case or sheath.
(botany) The pollen producing organ usually found in pairs and forming an anther.
(medicine) The twin layers of cells surrounding the basal lamina of an ovarian follicle
(microbiology, planktology) The membrane complex enveloping the cells of certain plankton including diatoms and dinoflagellates
(coral science) The calcareous wall of a corallite, the exoskeleton of a coral polyp
Derived terms
{{der3, thecal
, thecate
, thecoma
, epitheca
, ootheca
, gnathotheca
, hypotheca
, spermatheca
, theca externa
, theca interna
, theca folliculi}}
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* thecium
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