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Etymology · Ancient Greek

θήκη

5 English words descend from Ancient Greek θήκη, most common first.

thecaThe pollen-producing organ usually found in pairs and forming an anther.
argyrothecologyThe collection of money boxes.
glyptothecaA room or building devoted to displaying works of sculpture.
staurothekeA reliquary containing fragments of the True Cross.
thecodontHaving the teeth enclosed in sockets in the alveoli of the jaws.