EPIBLAST

Etymology

Noun

epiblast (plural epiblasts)

(biology, embryology) The outer layer of a blastula that, after gastrulation, becomes the ectoderm.

Synonyms

• (outer layer of a blastula that becomes the ectoderm): primitive ectoderm

Source: Wiktionary


Ep"i*blast, n. Etym: [Pref. epi- + -blast.] (Biol.)

Definition: The outer layer of the blastoderm; the ectoderm. See Blastoderm, Delamination.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee has initially been a food โ€“ chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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