Thec(e)

Morpheme

Thec(e)

Type

bound base

Denotation

sheath, case, capsule, receptacle

Etymology

Ancient Greek thēkē

Evidence

apothecary, apothecium, bibliothec, bibliothecary, cleistothecium, epithecium, gonotheca, hydrotheca, hypothecate, hypothecium, karyotheca, nemathecium, ootheca, parathecium, perithecium, pseudothecium, spermatheca, theca, thecae, thecal, thecia, thecium, thecodont

See Also

Theque