a protective outer layer of seeds of flowering plants
plant noun (plants and fungi)
testae | testas
reproductive structure » plant organ » plant part » natural object
from Latin: shell; see test2
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a hard protective outer layer of the seeds of flowering plants; seed coat (13 of 226 words, 2 usage examples, pronunciations)
may refer to: Testa (botany), a term to qualify the seed coat | Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault, a former Boston law firm | 11667 Testa, a main-belt asteroid discovered in 1997 | Testa (ceramics), fired clay material, especially crushed brick used in mortar... (40 of 174 words, 17 definitions)
the hard external coating or integument of a seed (9 of 33 words, pronunciations)
the protective outer covering of a seed; the seed coat (10 of 26 words, pronunciations)
in plants with flowers, a hard layer that covers and protects the surface of a seed (16 of 22 words, pronunciation)
the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed. (10 of 20 words, pronunciations)
the hard outer covering or integument of a seed (9 of 18 words, pronunciation)
The often thick or hard outer coat of a seed. (10 of 17 words, pronunciation)
The protective outer cover of a seed (7 of 8 words)
respectively, the characteristic reproductive body of both angiosperms and gymnosperms and the ovary that encloses it. Essentially, a seed consists of ... (21 of 1195 words, 15 images)
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[countable/uncountable] a small hard part produced by a plant that can grow ... | [countable] a player or team that has been given a number that shows ... (26 of 224 words, 6 definitions, 7 usage examples, pronunciation)
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[transitive, passive] to give a player or team a number showing how likely they are to win a competition | [transitive, often passive] to remove the ... (25 of 98 words, 4 definitions, 3 usage examples, pronunciation)
fertilized and ripened ovule, consisting of the plant embryo, varying amounts of stored food material, and a protective outer seed coat. Seeds are ... (23 of 195 words)
the protective covering of a seed from a flowering plant (10 of 32 words, pronunciations)
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First use: 18th century
Origin: from Latin: shell; see test2
First use: late 18th century
Origin: Latin, literally "tile, shell"
First use: 1796
Origin: New Latin, from Latin, shell
First use: Late 18th century
Origin: Latin "tile, shell"
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Audio: North American pronunciation of "testa"
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