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Tunica
see synonyms of tunicaNoun
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Tunica
see synonyms of tunicanoun
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
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Tunica
see synonyms of tunica nounWord forms: plural ˈtuniˌcae (ˈtunɪˌsə
; to̅oˈnisəˌ; ˈtjunɪˌsi
; tyo̅oˈnisēˌ)
Anatomy and Zoology
an enclosing or covering layer of tissue or membrane, as of the ovaries
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Tunica
see synonyms of tunican. pl. tu·ni·cae (-kē′, -sē′)
An enclosing membrane or layer of tissue.
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