I. ˈt(y)ünə̇kə noun
( plural tuni·cae -nəˌkē, -ˌkī, -ˌsē)
Etymology: Latin
1. : an enveloping or covering membrane or layer of body tissue
2.
[New Latin, from Latin]
: the outer of the two growth regions into which the apical meristem is held to be divisible in the tunica-corpus theory
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin (genus name of the coat flower Tunica saxifraga ), from Latin, tunic
: coat flower
III. ˈt(y)ünə̇kə, ̷ ̷ˈnēkə noun
( plural tunica or tunicas )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Tunica, the people
1.
a. : an Indian people of the lower Yazoo river valley in Mississippi
b. : a member of such people
2. : the language of the Tunica people