tu·ni·ca (t  n -k , ty-)n. pl. tu·ni·cae (-k   , -s) An enclosing membrane or layer of tissue. [Latin, tunic; see tunic.] |
tunica [ˈtjuːnɪkə]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) 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. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) 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 [4]
[from Latin tunica tunic]
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| Noun | 1. |  tunica - an enveloping or covering membrane or layer of body tissuetissue layer, membrane - a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants albuginea - whitish tunic |
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