- Monothecal
- Monothecal Mon`o*the"cal, a. [Mono- + Br. ? box.] (Bot.) Having a single loculament. [1913 Webster]
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Monothecal
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monothecal — adj. [Gr. monos, one; theke, case] 1. Having one chamber or loculus; see monothalamous. 2. (ANNELIDA: Polychaeta) Having only one spermatheca; see polythecal … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
monothecal — mono·the·cal … English syllables
monothecal — |thēkəl adjective Etymology: mon + Greek thēkē box, case + English al more at tick : unilocular … Useful english dictionary
monothalamous — adj. [Gr. monos, one; thalamos, chamber] Unilocular; single chambered; see monothecal … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
polythecal — adj. [Gr. polys, many; theke, case] (ANNELIDA: Oligochaeta) Earthworm having more than one or two pair of spermathecae per segment; see monothecal … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
