scute
(noun) large bony or horny plate as on an armadillo or turtle or the underside of a snake
Source: WordNet® 3.1
scute (plural scutes)
(zoology) A horny, chitinous, or bony external plate or scale, as on the shell of a turtle or the skin of crocodiles.
(genetics) A proneural gene, often associated with achaete, that is required for the formation of many larval and adult sense organs
(obsolete) A small shield.
(historical) An old French gold coin.
• scutum
• Cetus, cutes
Source: Wiktionary
Scute, n. Etym: [L. scutum a shield, a buckler. See Scudo.]
1. A small shield. [Obs.] Skelton.
2. An old French gold coin of the value of 3s. 4d. sterling, or about 80 cents.
3. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A bony scale of a reptile or fish; a large horny scale on the leg of a bird, or on the belly of a snake.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 April 2025
(noun) an obsolete term for the network of viscous material in the cell nucleus on which the chromatin granules were thought to be suspended
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
