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thecasporous

thecasporous adjective: having the spores in thecae, or cases.

Adjective

thecasporous (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Having the spores in thecae, or cases.
    • thecasporous fungi
    • thecasporous fruit

Origin of thecasporous

From theca + -sporous.

Questions about thecasporous

What does thecasporous mean?
Thecasporous means having the spores in thecae, or cases.
What part of speech is thecasporous?
Thecasporous is an adjective.

Words near thecasporous in the dictionary

  1. thecaphore
  2. thecaphores
  3. thecas
  4. thecaspore
  5. thecaspores
  6. thecasporous
  7. thecate
  8. thecated
  9. thecia
  10. thecial
  11. theciferous

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