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



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