English Explanatory Dictionary

trica

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An apothecium in certain lichens, having a spherical surface marked with spiral or concentric ridges and furrows.

Word forms

trica tricae

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin trica, coined by Erik Acharius in his 1803 work Methodus qua omnes detectos Lichenes. Perhaps connected to Latin trīcae, although the semantic relationship is unclear.

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