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• testa — ► NOUN (pl. testae) Botany ▪ the protective outer covering of a seed. ORIGIN Latin, tile, shell …   English terms dictionary

• testa — [tes′tə] n. pl. testae [tes′tē] [ModL < L: see TEST1] Bot. the hard outer covering or integument of a seed …   English World dictionary

• testa — Outer covering of a seed, also called the seed coat; derived from the integument of the ovary …   Dictionary of molecular biology

• Testa — Test Test, Testa Tes ta, n.; pl. E. {Tests}, L. {Test[ae]}. [L. testa a piece of burned clay, a broken piece of earthenware, a shell. See {Test} a cupel.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The external hard or firm covering of many invertebrate animals. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• testa — /tes teuh/, n., pl. testae / tee/. Bot. the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed. [1790 1800; < NL, L; see TEST2] * * * …   Universalium

• testa — 1. In protozoology, usually termed test; an envelope of certain forms of ameboid protozoa, consisting of various earthy materials cemented to a chitinous base (as in the testate rhizopods of the subclass Testacealobosia) or the calcareous,… …   Medical dictionary

• testa — noun (plural testae ti:) Botany the protective outer covering of a seed. Origin C18: from L., lit. tile, shell …   English new terms dictionary

• testa — tes•ta [[t]ˈtɛs tə[/t]] n. pl. tae ( tē). bot the outer, usu. hard, integument or coat of a seed • Etymology: 1790–1800; < NL, L; see test II …   From formal English to slang

• testa — /ˈtɛstə/ (say testuh) noun (plural testae /ˈtɛsti/ (say testee)) Botany the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a plant seed. {Latin. See test2} …  

• seed and fruit — ▪ plant reproductive part Introduction       respectively, the characteristic reproductive (reproductive system, plant) body of both angiosperms (flowering plants) and gymnosperms (conifers, cycads, and ginkgos) and the ovary that encloses it.… …   Universalium

• Seed — A seed Audio IPA|en us seed.ogg|/ˈsiːd/ (in some plants, referred to as a kernel) is a small embryonic plant enclosed in a covering called the seed coat, usually with some stored food. It is the product of the ripened ovule of gymnosperm and… …   Wikipedia