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thekes

thekes is the plural of theke.

Meaning of theke

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)

Questions about thekes

What is thekes the plural of?
Thekes is the plural of theke.

Words near thekes in the dictionary

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

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