Word: exotheca
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ex
o
the
ca
Definition: The tissue that fills the interspaces between the costae of many madreporarian corals, usually consisting of small transverse or oblique septa.
Morphemes:
Affix: exo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: extrasolar; beyond the Solar System (our solar system)
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἔξω
Language: grc
Decoded: exo
Meaning: outer; external
Affix: theca
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The calcareous wall of a corallite, the exoskeleton of a coral polyp.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: θήκη
Language: grc
Decoded: theke
Meaning: a case, box, receptacle