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Theca vs Tetrathecal - What's the difference?

theca | tetrathecal |

In botany|lang=en terms the difference between theca and tetrathecal

is that theca is (botany) the pollen producing organ usually found in pairs and forming an anther while tetrathecal is (botany) having four thecae.

As a noun theca

is (biology) any external case or sheath.

As an adjective tetrathecal is

(botany) having four thecae.

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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    tetrathecal

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    Adjective

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  • (botany) Having four thecae.
    • (Webster 1913)