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perithecal

perithecal adjective: around the theca.

Adjective

perithecal (not comparable)

  1. Around the theca.

Origin of perithecal

From peri- + thecal.

Questions about perithecal

What does perithecal mean?
Perithecal means around the theca.
What part of speech is perithecal?
Perithecal is an adjective.

Words near perithecal in the dictionary

  1. peritext
  2. peritexts
  3. peritextual
  4. perithallial
  5. perithallus
  6. perithecal
  7. perithece
  8. peritheces
  9. perithecia
  10. perithecial
  11. peritheciate

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