TESTAE

TESTA

testa, episperm, seed coat

(noun) protective outer layer of seeds of flowering plants

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

testae

plural of testa

Anagrams

• eatest, estate, tatees, tea set

Source: Wiktionary


TESTA

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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