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单词 testa
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testa

[ tes-tuh ]
/ ˈtɛs tə /

noun, plural tes·tae [tes-tee]. /ˈtɛs ti/. Botany.

the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.

Origin of testa

1790–1800; <New Latin, Latin; see test2

Words nearby testa

Tessie, Tessin, tessitura, Tess of the D'Urbervilles, test, testa, testacean, testaceous, test act, testacy, testalgia
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British Dictionary definitions for testa

testa
/ (ˈtɛstə) /

noun plural -tae (-tiː)

a hard protective outer layer of the seeds of flowering plants; seed coat

Word Origin for testa

C18: from Latin: shell; see test ²
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for testa

testa
[ tĕstə ]

Plural testae (tĕstē′)

See seed coat.
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