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theke

theke noun: the theca of a lichen.

Noun

theke (plural thekes)

  1. The theca of a lichen.
    • Apothecia lecanoroid; multilocular; each cell containing a single theke; paraphyses deficient.1882, Edward Tuckerman, Henry Willey, A Synopsis of the North American Lichens (part 1)

Forms of theke

pluralthekes

Questions about theke

What does theke mean?
Theke means the theca of a lichen.
What part of speech is theke?
Theke is a noun.
What is the plural of theke?
The plural of theke is thekes.

Words near theke in the dictionary

  1. theists
  2. theives
  3. theka
  4. Thekdi
  5. Thekdis
  6. theke
  7. thekes
  8. Thekkumkur
  9. thel-
  10. thelarchal
  11. thelarche

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