theca

Questions about theca

What does theca mean?

theca means "a case or sheath especially a pollen sac or moss capsule". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in theca?

theca has 2 syllables: the-ca. The stress falls on "the".

What is another word for theca?

Close synonyms include sac. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is theca a common word?

theca is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.