combining form of L. THECA, esp. in botanical words. Theciferous [-FEROUS], † Thecigerous [-GEROUS] a., bearing thecæ or asci. Theciform a., having the form of a theca.
1860. Mayne, Expos. Lex., Thecigerous.
1877. Huxley, Anat. Inv. Anim., iii. 152. The theciform projections of the Graptolite stem.
1891. Cent. Dict., Theciferous.
