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testa

Noun

tes=ta

WORDNET DICTIONARY

testa(n = noun.plant) episperm, seed coat - protective outer layer of seeds of flowering plants; Array

is a kind of reproductive structure

is a part of seed

Derived form adjective testaceous₁

testa, n. [L. testa a piece of burned clay, a broken piece of earthenware, a shell. See Test a cupel.].

The external hard or firm covering of many invertebrate animals. [1913 Webster]
" 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." [1913 Webster]
The outer integument of a seed; the episperm, or spermoderm. [1913 Webster]

testa, n. (pl. testae) Bot. a seed-coat.

Etymology

L (as TEST(2))

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