TESTA

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Irregular inflected form: testae

Meaning:

Protective outer layer of seeds of flowering plants

Synonyms:

episperm; seed coat; testa

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("testa" is a kind of...):

reproductive structure (the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction)

Holonyms ("testa" is a part of...):

seed (a mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat or testa)

Derivation:

testaceous (relating to or possessing a testa or hard shell)