gonotheca

[ gon-uh-thee-kuh ]

noun

, Zoology.

, plural gon·o·the·cae [gon-, uh, -, thee, -see].

1. the part of the perisarc covering a gonangium.

Other Words From

• gono·thecal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of gonotheca¹

First recorded in 1860–65; gono- + theca