Testa
noun, plural testae
[tes-tee] /ˈtɛs ti/ (Show IPA). Botany.
1.
the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
noun (pl) -tae (-tiː)
1.
a hard protective outer layer of the seeds of flowering plants; seed coat
testa
(těs’tə)
Plural testae (těs’tē’)
See seed coat.
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