An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
EPISPERM
testa, episperm, seed coat
(noun) protective outer layer of seeds of flowering plants
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
episperm (plural episperms)
(botany) The outer, protective layer of the seed of a flowering plant
Source: Wiktionary
Ep"i*sperm, n. Etym: [Pref. epi- + Gr. épisperme.] (Bot.)
Definition: The skin or coat of a seed, especially the outer coat. See Testa.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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