1. 
   Scutellum
   [insect anatomy] The scutellum is the posterior portion of either the mesonotum or the metanotum of an insect thorax; however, it is used almost exclusively in the former context, as the metanotum is rather reduced in most insect groups. In the Hemiptera, and some Coleoptera, the scutellum i...
   Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scutellum_(insect_anatomy)
   
   
2. 
   scutellum
   In nematodes: An enlarged, shield-like phasmid. (Pl. scutella.)
   Found op http://ppathw3.cals.cornell.edu/glossary/Defs_S.htm
   
   
3. 
   Scutellum
   The single cotyledon of grass embryo.
   Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php
   
   
4. 
   scutellum
   Part of the embryo in seeds of the Poaceae (grasses). Can be considered equivalent to the cotyledon of other monocotyledenous seeds. During germination, absorbs degraded storage material from the endosperm and transfers it to the growing axis.
   Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php
   
   
5. 
   Scutellum
   Scu·tel'lum noun ; plural Scutella . [ New Latin , neut. dim. of Latin scutum a shield.] 1. (Botany) A rounded apothecium having an elevated rim formed of the proper thallus, the fructification of certain liche...
   Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/43
   
   
6. 
   scutellum
   Part of the embryo in seeds of the Poaceae (grasses). Can be considered equivalent to the cotyledon of other monocotyledenous seeds. During germination, absorbs degraded storage material from the endosperm and transfers it to the growing axis. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
   Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?scutellum
   
   
7. 
   Scutellum
   • (n.) The third of the four pieces forming the upper part of a thoracic segment of an insect. It follows the scutum, and is followed by the small postscutellum; a scutella. See Thorax. • (n.) One of the transverse scales on the tarsi and toes of birds; a scutella. • (n.) A rounded ap...
   Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/scutellum/
   
   
8. 
   scutellum
   (from the article `Poaceae`) ...itself consists of two major parts, endosperm and embryo. Endosperm is a starchy, storage tissue (popcorn is exploded endosperm). The embryo lies ... ...including the grasses (Gramineae) and orchids (Orchidaceae), embryogenesis is much less regular. The grass embryo p...
   Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/51
   
   
9. 
   scutellum
   scutellum A hard small plate or scale; for example, on the thorax of an insect or a toe of a bird.
   Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/710/
   
   
10. 
    Scutellum
    [botany] The scutellum is part of the structure of a barley seed—the modified seed leaf. The scutellum (from the latin scutella meaning "small shield") can also refer to the equivalence of a thin cotyledon in monocots (especially members of the grass family). It is very thin (high surface ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scutellum_(botany)
    
    
11. 
    scutellum
    1) In nematodes
    Found op an enlarged, shield-like phasmid
    
    

Tip: double click on a word to show its meaning.