Look up: testa

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   Testa
   The external coating of a seed.
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   testa
   [n] - protective outer layer of seeds of flowering plants
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   testa
   the coat of a seed Category: Botany and zoology
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   testa
   Outer covering of a seed, also called the seed-coat; derived from the integument of the ovary.
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   testa
   <plant biology> Outer covering of a seed, also called the seed coat, derived from the integument of the ovary. ... (13 Jan 1998) ...
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   testa
   episperm noun protective outer layer of seeds of flowering plants
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   Testa
   `Testa` is an African, especially Eritrean and Ethiopian, martial art that emphasizes headbutting. Its basis is on real hand-to-hand combat techniques, although it is often practiced in the open as a dance. The system as adapted by Dennis Newsome includes kicks, punches, and limited grappling, but the emphasis is on headbutting, with the other techniques being used mainly to set-up headbutts. It is not unusual for testa practitioners to use so ca...
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   Testa
   • (n.) The outer integument of a seed; the episperm, or spermoderm. • (n.) The external hard or firm covering of many invertebrate animals.
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   testa
   (from the article `angiosperm`) Seeds are the mature ovules. They contain the developing embryo and the nutritive tissue for the seedling. Seeds are surrounded by one or two ... ...of tissues with low metabolic activity. Especially obvious is the general dehydration of the cells that constitute the seed and the thickening of ... Ther...
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    testa
    testa (s), testae (pl) 1. Seed coat; outer covering of a seed. 2. A shell; protective outer layer of seeds of flowering plants. 3. Episperm; the skin or coat of a seed; especially, the outer coat. 4. The outer, usually hard, integument, or coat, of a seed.
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