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monothecal

monothecal adjective: having a single theca (cavity).

Adjective

monothecal (not comparable)

  1. Having a single theca (cavity).
    • monothecal anther
    • monothecal stamen

Origin of monothecal

From mono- + thecal.

Questions about monothecal

What does monothecal mean?
Monothecal means having a single theca (cavity).
What part of speech is monothecal?
Monothecal is an adjective.

Words near monothecal in the dictionary

  1. monothalamic
  2. monothalamous
  3. monothallious
  4. monothalloid
  5. monothalmic
  6. monothecal
  7. monothecous
  8. monotheism
  9. monotheisms
  10. monotheist
  11. monotheistic

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