thecal

T1H4E1C3A1L1

adjective

Of or pertaining to a theca.

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Meanings

adjectivethecal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to a theca.
  2. not comparablePossessing a theca.

    The latter has the sporophyte seta 4 cells in diam. and has thecal Lejeunea-type androecial branches[…]

    1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page 6

Origin

From theca + -al.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

chaletTheclaletchaachtel
Cite this entry
APA

thecal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thecal

MLA

“thecal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thecal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thecal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thecal.

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