tunica

[ too-ni-kuh, tyoo- ]

noun

, Anatomy, Zoology, Botany.

, plural tu·ni·cae [too, -ni-see, tyoo, -].

1. a tunic.

tunica

/ ˈtjuːnɪkə /

noun

1. anatomy tissue forming a layer or covering of an organ or part, such as any of the tissue layers of a blood vessel wall
2. botany the outer layer or layers of cells of the meristem at a shoot tip, which produces the epidermis and cells beneath it Compare corpus

Word History and Origins

Origin of tunica¹

< New Latin, special use of Latin tunica tunic

Word History and Origins

Origin of tunica¹

C17: from Latin tunica tunic

Example Sentences

These mimic the layered structure of the native vascular wall, which, from inside out, is composed of the tunica intima, tunica media and tunica adventitia tissues.

From Science Daily

The county administrator of Tunica County, population 10,000, accused Sheriff Calvin Hamp of conspiring to have him arrested in 2014 in retaliation for trying to cut the department’s budget.

From New York Times

Following Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Goldhoff assisted in the $700 million restoration of the MGM’s Mississippi property, later becoming general manager of Gold Strike Hotel and Casino in Tunica.

From Seattle Times

I wanted it to stand in for Tunica, Mississippi, which is where there was a casino boom and bust cycle.

From Salon

“I always say that if Chucalissa was a city, it would be this fusion of Memphis, Tunica, Miss., and Jackson, Miss., all kind of put in a pot and boiled and marinated together,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times