| NOUN | plant | testa, episperm, seed coat | protective outer layer of seeds of flowering plants |
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| Sounds | teh'stah | |
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| Rhymes | Alberta ... zeta: 71 rhymes with tah... | |
| Meaning | Protective outer layer of seeds of flowering plants. | |
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| Synonyms | episperm, seed coat | |
| Part of | seed | A mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat or testa |
| Broader | reproductive structure | The parts of a plant involved in its reproduction |
| Spanish | episperma, epispermo, tegumento, testa | |
| Catalan | episperma, testa | |
| Adjectives | testaceous | relating to or possessing a testa or hard shell |
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