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exotheca

exotheca noun: the tissue that fills the interspaces between the costae of many madreporarian corals, usually consisting of small transverse or oblique septa.

Noun

exotheca (plural exothecae)

  1. The tissue that fills the interspaces between the costae of many madreporarian corals, usually consisting of small transverse or oblique septa.

Forms of exotheca

pluralexothecae

Origin of exotheca

From exo- + theca (“the calcareous wall of a corallite”).

Words formed from exotheca

Questions about exotheca

What does exotheca mean?
Exotheca means the tissue that fills the interspaces between the costae of many madreporarian corals, usually consisting of small transverse or oblique septa.
What part of speech is exotheca?
Exotheca is a noun.
What is the plural of exotheca?
The plural of exotheca is exothecae.

Words near exotheca in the dictionary

  1. exoterrene
  2. exotery
  3. exotesta
  4. exotestae
  5. exotestal
  6. exotheca
  7. exothecae
  8. exothecal
  9. exothecia
  10. exothecial
  11. exothecium

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