ENDOPLEURA

Etymology

Noun

endopleura

(botany) The inner coating of a seed; the tegmen.

Source: Wiktionary


En`do*pleu"ra, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. Pleura.] (Bot.)

Definition: The inner coating of a seed. See Tegmen.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

5 April 2025

SET

(noun) an unofficial association of people or groups; “the smart set goes there”; “they were an angry lot”


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Coffee Trivia

The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.

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