Definition of Dithecous

1. dithecal [adj] - See also: dithecal

Medical Definition of Dithecous

1. Having two thecae, cells, or compartments. Origin: Pref. Di- + theca. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dithecous

ditches
ditching
ditchlike
ditchmoss
ditchwater
ditchy
dite
dited
diterebene
diterpene
diterpenes
diterpenoid
diterpenoids
dites
dithecal
dithecous (current term)
ditheism
ditheisms
ditheist
ditheistic
ditheists
dithematic
dither
dithered
dithered color
dithered colour
ditherer
ditherers
ditherier
dithering

Literary usage of Dithecous

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Structural Botany: Or Organography on the Basis of Morphology. To which is by Asa Gray (1879)
"... or (to use a less common term) dithecous, and its lobes or cells parallel, right and left; but the cells at first, and sometimes at ..."

2. The Elements of Botany for Beginners and for Schools by Asa Gray (1887)
"dithecous, of two theca: or anther-cells. Divaricate, straddling; very widely divergent. Divided (leaves, &c.), cut into divisions down to the base or ..."

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