trica

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from New Latin trica, coined by Erik Acharius in his 1803 work Methodus qua omnes detectos Lichenes. Perhaps connected to Latin trīcae, although the semantic relationship is unclear. === Noun === trica (plural tricae) (lichenology, obsolete, rare) An apothecium in certain lichens, having a spherical surface marked with spiral or concentric ridges and furrows. === References === “trica”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === TRIAC, Traci, artic, triac == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology 1 === From tri +‎ -ca. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /trît͡sa/ Hyphenation: tri‧ca Rhymes: -it͡sa ==== Noun ==== trȉca f (Cyrillic spelling три̏ца) three (digit or figure) anything numbered three (playing card, tram, bus, player with a jersey number 3 etc.) the school grade '3' ===== Declension ===== ==== Further reading ==== “trica”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026 === Etymology 2 === See tričàrija. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /trît͡sa/ Hyphenation: tri‧ca Rhymes: -it͡sa ==== Noun ==== trȉca f (Cyrillic spelling три̏ца) (usually in the plural) trifle, junk trice i kučine ― nonsense ===== Declension ===== ==== Further reading ==== “trica”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026