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Protective outer layer of seeds of flowering plants
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episperm
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. protective outer layer of seeds of flowering plants [syn: testa , seed coat ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context botany English) The outer, protective layer of the seed of a flowering plant
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Episperm \Ep"i*sperm\, n. [Pref. epi- + Gr. ? seed: cf. F. ['e]pisperme.] (Bot.) The skin or coat of a seed, especially the outer coat. See Testa .