testa

noun

Meaning

A seed coat.
The external calciferous shell, or endoskeleton, of an echinoderm; the test.

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Related words

seed coat(English)episperm(English)crustaceous(English)test(English)spermoderm(English)seedcoat(English)integument(English)tegmen(English)ferro(English)ojai(English)matterhorn(English)marat(English)

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Sources

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