'Thecaphore' definitions:

Definition of 'Thecaphore'

From: 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]