hydrotheca

[ hahy-druh-thee-kuh ]
/ ˌhaɪ drəˈθi kə /

noun, plural hy·dro·the·cae [hahy-druh-thee-kee] /ˌhaɪ drəˈθi ki/. Zoology.

the part of the perisarc covering a hydranth.

Origin of hydrotheca

From New Latin, dating back to 1870–75; see origin at hydro-1, theca

OTHER WORDS FROM hydrotheca

hy·dro·the·cal, adjective

Words nearby hydrotheca

hydrosulphide, hydrosulphite, hydrosulphurous acid, hydrosyringomyelia, hydrotaxis, hydrotheca, hydrotherapeutics, hydrotherapy, hydrothermal, hydrothermal vent, hydrothionemia