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Potecary :: Potecary (n.) An apothecary.

Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. t. & i.) The connected series of large egg capsules, or oothecae, of any one of several species of American marine gastropods of the genus Fulgur. See Ootheca..

Rhamphotheca :: Rhamphotheca (n.) The horny covering of the bill of birds.

Theca :: Theca (n.) A sheath; a case; as, the theca, or cell, of an anther; the theca, or spore case, of a fungus; the theca of the spinal cord..

Rehypothecate :: Rehypothecate (v. t.) To hypothecate again.

Theca :: Theca (n.) The chitinous cup which protects the hydranths of certain hydroids.

Hierotheca :: Hierotheca (n.) A receptacle for sacred objects.

Endotheca :: Endotheca (n.) The tissue which partially fills the interior of the interseptal chambers of most madreporarian corals. It usually consists of a series of oblique tranverse septa, one above another..

Podothecae :: Podothecae (pl. ) of Podothec.

Gonophore :: Gonophore (n.) A sexual zooid produced as a medusoid bud upon a hydroid, sometimes becoming a free hydromedusa, sometimes remaining attached. See Hydroidea, and Illusts. of Athecata, Campanularian, and Gonosome..

Bibliotheca :: Bibliotheca (n.) A library.

Bibliothecary :: Bibliothecary (n.) A librarian.

Ovicapsule :: Ovicapsule (n.) Same as Ootheca.

Apothecary :: Apothecary (n.) One who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes.

Thecata :: Thecata (n. pl.) Same as Thecophora.

Gnathothecae :: GnathothecAe (pl. ) of Gnathothec.

Hydrothecae :: Hydrothecae (pl. ) of Hydrothec.

Gymnoblastea :: Gymnoblastea (n. pl.) The Athecata; -- so called because the medusoid buds are not inclosed in a capsule.

Graduate :: Graduate (n.) A graduated cup, tube, or flask; a measuring glass used by apothecaries and chemists. See under Graduated..

Hydrotheca :: Hydrotheca (n.) One of the calicles which, in some Hydroidea (Thecaphora), protect the hydrants. See Illust. of Hydroidea, and Campanularian..

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