Dictionary - Definition of EXOTHECA


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. The tissue which fills the interspaces between the costae of many madreporarian corals, usually consisting of small transverse or oblique septa.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

"Exotheca" is a common misspelling or typo for: Apothecary, Exanthema, Exanthemas, Apothecia.

Date "Exotheca" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Exotheca \Ex`o*the"ca\, noun. [New Latin expression, from the Greek expression 'e`xw outside case, box.]. (references)


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. The tissue which fills the interspaces between the costae of many madreporarian corals, usually consisting of small transverse or oblique septa.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

Date "EXOTHECA" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Exotheca \Ex`o*the"ca\, noun. [New Latin expression, from the Greek expression 'e`xw outside case, box.]. (references)

Definition: EXOTHECA