thecate en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English theca Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English thecate From theca + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Having a theca, or outer sheath.
Others are thecate, covered with a strong wall of interlocking cellulose plates.
1974, Ronald Victor Tait, Robert S. De Santo, Elements of Marine Ecology, page 23: