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

Pinacotheca :: Pinacotheca (n.) A picture gallery.

Monothecal :: Monothecal (a.) Having a single loculament.

Angiosporous :: Angiosporous (a.) Having spores contained in cells or thecae, as in the case of some fungi..

Rhinotheca :: Rhinotheca (n.) The sheath of the upper mandible of a bird.

Bibliothecary :: Bibliothecary (n.) A librarian.

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..

Thecaphore :: Thecaphore (n.) See Basigynium.

Thecasporous :: Thecasporous (a.) Having the spores in thecae, or cases..

Exotheca :: Exotheca (n.) The tissue which fills the interspaces between the costae of many madreporarian corals, usually consisting of small transverse or oblique septa..

Hypothecated :: Hypothecated (imp. & p. p.) of Hypothecat.

Teleophore :: Teleophore (n.) Same as Gonotheca.

Tubularida :: Tubularida (n. pl.) An extensive division of Hydroidea; the tubularians; -- called also Athecata, Gymnoblastea, and Tubulariae..

Hypothecation :: Hypothecation (n.) A contract whereby, in consideration of money advanced for the necessities of the ship, the vessel, freight, or cargo is made liable for its repayment, provided the ship arrives in safety. It is usually effected by a bottomry bond. See Bottomry..

Sertularia :: Sertularia (n.) A genus of delicate branching hydroids having small sessile hydrothecae along the sides of the branches.

Hypotheca :: Hypotheca (n.) An obligation by which property of a debtor was made over to his creditor in security of his debt.

Hydrothecas :: Hydrothecas (pl. ) of Hydrothec.

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

Sertularian :: Sertularian (n.) Any species of Sertularia, or of Sertularidae, a family of hydroids having branched chitinous stems and simple sessile hydrothecae. Also used adjectively..

Basigynium :: Basigynium (n.) The pedicel on which the ovary of certain flowers, as the passion flower, is seated; a carpophore or thecaphore..

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