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trica

trica noun: an apothecium in certain lichens, having a spherical surface marked with spiral or concentric ridges and furrows.

Noun

trica (plural tricae)

  1. (obsolete, rare) An apothecium in certain lichens, having a spherical surface marked with spiral or concentric ridges and furrows.

Forms of trica

pluraltricae

Origin of trica

Borrowed from New Latin trica, coined by Erik Acharius in his 1803 work Methodus qua omnes detectos Lichenes. Perhaps connected to Latin trīcae, although the semantic relationship is unclear.

Questions about trica

What does trica mean?
Trica means an apothecium in certain lichens, having a spherical surface marked with spiral or concentric ridges and furrows.
What part of speech is trica?
Trica is a noun.
What is the plural of trica?
The plural of trica is tricae.

Words near trica in the dictionary

  1. tributylvinyltin
  2. tributyrate
  3. tributyrates
  4. tributyrin
  5. tribuzone
  6. trica
  7. tricadecaphobia
  8. tricae
  9. tricaffeoyl
  10. tricaine
  11. tricalbin

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