| AMPHITHECIA | • AMPHITHECIUM n. the outer layer of cells of the embryo of mosses and liverworts that develops into the outer parts of the spore-bearing capsule. |
| BIBLIOTHECA | • bibliotheca n. (Obsolete) A library. • BIBLIOTHECA n. a collection of books; a list of books. |
| ENDOTHECIAL | • ENDOTHECIAL adj. relating to the endothecium. |
| ENDOTHECIUM | • endothecium n. (Botany) The tissue found in the walls of anthers, and in moss capsules. • ENDOTHECIUM n. the inner lining of a mature anther. |
| GLYPTOTHECA | • glyptotheca n. A room or building devoted to works of sculpture. • GLYPTOTHECA n. a place for keeping sculpture. |
| HYDROTHECAE | • hydrothecae n. Plural of hydrotheca. • HYDROTHECA n. the horny cup of a hydranth. |
| HYPOTHECARY | • hypothecary adj. Of, pertaining to, or arising from hypothecation, the pledging of property or mortgage as surety for a loan. • hypothecary n. (Law) The holder of a hypothec, or pledge. • HYPOTHECARY adj. of or pertaining to mortgages. |
| HYPOTHECATE | • hypothecate v. (Transitive) To pledge (something) as surety for a loan; to pawn, mortgage. • hypothecate v. (Politics, Britain) To designate a new tax or tax increase for a specific expenditure. • hypothecate v. (Australia) To designate in advance the specific purpose of expenditure for government revenues (especially taxes). |
| INTRATHECAL | • intrathecal adj. (Medicine) Delivered into the spinal canal (intrathecal space surrounding the spinal cord), e.g. a spinal anesthesia. • intrathecal n. (Medicine) An intrathecal injection. • INTRATHECAL adj. introduced into or occurring in the space under the arachnoid membrane of the brain or spinal cord. |
| MONOTHECOUS | • monothecous adj. Monothecal. • MONOTHECOUS adj. having only one theca, also MONOTHECAL. |
| PERITHECIAL | • perithecial adj. Relating to a perithecium. • PERITHECIAL adj. related to a perithecium, a small fruiting body containing ascospores. |
| PERITHECIUM | • perithecium n. (Mycology) An ascocarp shaped like a skittle or ball, distinguished by a small pore, the ostiole, through… • PERITHECIUM n. a small fruiting body containing ascospores. |
| PINACOTHECA | • pinacotheca n. An art gallery (especially a picture gallery). • PINACOTHECA n. a picture-gallery. |
| POTHECARIES | • pothecaries n. Plural of pothecary. • POTHECARY n. an apothecary, also APOTHECARY, POTICARY, POTTINGAR. |
| RHINOTHECAE | • RHINOTHECA n. the sheath of the upper mandible of a bird. |
| SPERMATHECA | • spermatheca n. (Anatomy) A small sac within the reproductive tract of some female invertebrates, such as insects, which… • SPERMATHECA n. a receptacle for storing spermatozoa in insects. |