TESTA

testa, episperm, seed coat

(noun) protective outer layer of seeds of flowering plants

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

testa (plural testas or testae or testæ)

(botany) A seed coat.

(marine biology) The external calciferous shell, or endoskeleton, of an echinoderm; the test.

Anagrams

• Satet, State, aetts, atest, state, taste, teats

Proper noun

Testa (plural Testas)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Testa is the 4084th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8694 individuals. Testa is most common among White (91.36%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Satet, State, aetts, atest, state, taste, teats

Source: Wiktionary


Test, Tes"ta, n.; pl. E. Tests, L. Testæ. Etym: [L. testa a piece of burned clay, a broken piece of earthenware, a shell. See Test a cupel.]

1. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The external hard or firm covering of many invertebrate animals.

Note: The test of crustaceans and insects is composed largely of chitin; in mollusks it is composed chiefly of calcium carbonate, and is called the shell.

2. (Bot.)

Definition: The outer integument of a seed; the episperm, or spermoderm.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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