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hard outer covering (noun)

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  • putamen — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, hard outer covering, shell, from putare to clean, prune Date: 1890 the large dark lateral part of the basal ganglion which comprises the external portion of the corpus striatum and which has connections to… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • shell — /ʃɛl / (say shel) noun 1. a hard outer covering of an animal, as the hard case of a mollusc, or either half of the case of a bivalve mollusc. 2. any of various objects resembling a shell, as in shape, or in being more or less concave or hollow. 3 …  

  • car|a|pace — «KAR uh pays», noun. 1. a shell or bony covering on the back or part of the back of turtles, armadillos, and crustaceans such as lobsters and crabs. 2. a) any hard outer covering: »... the large, rusting carapace of a 1957 Chevrolet (New Yorker) …   Useful english dictionary

  • chi|tin — «KY tihn», noun. a horny substance forming the hard outer covering of lobsters, crabs, beetles, crickets, and some fungi: »This chitin is a stiff substance rather closely related to cellulose (Norbert Wiener). ╂[< French chitine < Greek… …   Useful english dictionary

  • seed coat — noun protective outer layer of seeds of flowering plants • Syn: ↑testa, ↑episperm • Derivationally related forms: ↑testaceous (for: ↑testa) • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • cell wall — noun a rigid layer of polysaccharides enclosing the membrane of plant and prokaryotic cells; maintains the shape of the cell and serves as a protective barrier • Hypernyms: ↑layer • Part Holonyms: ↑plant cell * * * noun 1. : the somewhat rigid… …   Useful english dictionary

  • shell — noun 1》 the hard protective outer case of a mollusc or crustacean.     ↘the thin outer covering of a bird s or reptile s egg.     ↘the outer case of a nut kernel or seed.     ↘the carapace of a tortoise, turtle, or terrapin.     ↘the wing cases… …   English new terms dictionary

  • Glossary of botanical terms — Many of the terms used in Wikipedia glossaries (often most) are already defined and explained within Wikipedia itself. However, lists like the following indicate where new articles need to be written and are also useful for looking up and… …   Wikipedia

  • skin — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. flay, peel, decorticate; Slang, fleece, cheat. See divestment, stealing. n. integument, cuticle, dermis, epidermis; pelt, hide; rind; veneer, plating, lamina; parchment. See covering. II (Roget s… …   English dictionary for students

  • crust — /krʌst / (say krust) noun 1. the hard outer portion of a loaf of bread (distinguished from crumb). 2. a piece of this. 3. the outside covering of a pie. 4. any more or less hard external covering or coating. 5. the hard outer shell or covering of …  

  • shell — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sciell; akin to Old English scealu shell, Old Norse skel, Lithuanian skelti to split, Greek skallein to hoe Date: before 12th century 1. a. a hard rigid usually largely calcareous covering or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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