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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A seed coat.

   "The testa develops from the tissue, the integument, originally surrounding the ovule."

2. 2
   protective outer layer of seeds of flowering plants wordnet
3. 3
   The external calciferous shell, or endoskeleton, of an echinoderm; the test.

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname from Italian.

Synonyms

All synonyms

armorcarapacecortexepispermmailplate

Example

More examples

"The testa develops from the tissue, the integument, originally surrounding the ovule."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin testa.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian Testa.

Related phrases

seed coat

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