Get to know Theca better with 2 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like sac or covering.
Theca meaning
- Any of several external cases or sheaths.
- The pollen-producing organ usually found in pairs and forming an anther.
Using Theca
- The main meaning on this page is: Any of several external cases or sheaths. | The pollen-producing organ usually found in pairs and forming an anther. | Any of several external cases or sheaths.
- Useful related words include: sac, covering, natural covering, cover.
Context around Theca
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Theca
- In this selection, "theca" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, style and silica stand out and add context to how "theca" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include its silica theca and grows and the style theca. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "theca" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with theca
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The zygote sheds its silica theca and grows into a large sphere covered by an organic membrane, the auxospore. (19 words)
The filaments are fused to the corolla, while the anthers are generally connate (syngenesious anthers), thus forming a sort of tube around the style (theca). (25 words)
The filaments are fused to the corolla, while the anthers are generally connate (syngenesious anthers), thus forming a sort of tube around the style (theca). (25 words)
The zygote sheds its silica theca and grows into a large sphere covered by an organic membrane, the auxospore. (19 words)
Example sentences (2)
The filaments are fused to the corolla, while the anthers are generally connate (syngenesious anthers), thus forming a sort of tube around the style (theca).
The zygote sheds its silica theca and grows into a large sphere covered by an organic membrane, the auxospore.