thecaphore

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From theca + Ancient Greek [Term?] (to bear). Compare French thécaphore.

Noun[edit]

thecaphore (plural thecaphores)

  1. (botany) A surface or organ bearing a theca, or covered with thecae.
  2. (botany) A podogynium.