Thecaphore

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Thecaphore \The"ca*phore\, n. [Theca + Gr. fe`rein to bear: cf.
     F. th['e]caphore.] (Bot.)
     (a) A surface or organ bearing a theca, or covered with
         thecae.
     (b) See {Basigynium}.
         [1913 Webster]