seed coat

noun Botany.

the outer integument of a seed.

Origin of seed coat

First recorded in 1790–1800

Words nearby seed coat

seed beetle, seedcake, seed capital, seed capsule, seedcase, seed coat, seed coral, seed corn, seedeater, seeder, seed fern

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Example sentences from the Web for seed coat

Special outgrowths, arils, of the seed-coat are of frequent occurrence.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1|Various
The seed fills the cavity fully and the pericarp fuses with the seed-coat and so they are inseparable.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses|Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar
During maturation the accumulation of carbon dioxide is due to the seed-coat becoming impermeable to it.
The Annual Register 1914|Anonymous
Seed large; the apex or radicular extremity of the seed-coat separable as an operculum or lid (as in Cabomba, etc.).
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray

The character of the seed-coat bears a definite relation to that of the fruit.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1|Various

British Dictionary definitions for seed coat

seed coat

noun

the nontechnical name for testa

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Scientific definitions for seed coat

seed coat

The outer protective covering of a seed. The seed coat develops from the integument of the ovule. Also called testa

单词	seed coat
释义	seed coat noun Botany. the outer integument of a seed. Origin of seed coat First recorded in 1790–1800 Words nearby seed coat seed beetle, seedcake, seed capital, seed capsule, seedcase, seed coat, seed coral, seed corn, seedeater, seeder, seed fern Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for seed coat Special outgrowths, arils, of the seed-coat are of frequent occurrence. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1\|Various The seed fills the cavity fully and the pericarp fuses with the seed-coat and so they are inseparable. A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses\|Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar During maturation the accumulation of carbon dioxide is due to the seed-coat becoming impermeable to it. The Annual Register 1914\|Anonymous Seed large; the apex or radicular extremity of the seed-coat separable as an operculum or lid (as in Cabomba, etc.). The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States\|Asa Gray The character of the seed-coat bears a definite relation to that of the fruit. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1\|Various British Dictionary definitions for seed coat seed coat noun the nontechnical name for testa 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 seed coat seed coat The outer protective covering of a seed. The seed coat develops from the integument of the ovule. Also called testa The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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