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Definition of Episperm
1. Noun. Protective outer layer of seeds of flowering plants.
Generic synonyms: Reproductive Structure
Group relationships: Seed
Derivative terms: Testaceous
Definition of Episperm
1. n. The skin or coat of a seed, especially the outer coat. See Testa.
Definition of Episperm
1. Noun. (botany) The outer, protective layer of the seed of a flowering plant ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Episperm
1. the outer seed-coat [n -S]
Medical Definition of Episperm
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Episperm
Literary usage of Episperm
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of the Vegetable Kingdom: Embracing the Physiology of Plants, with by William Rhind (1857)
"The episperm, skin or pro- cc- per integument of the seed, is almost always single.
Sometimes, however, when it is pretty thick, and slightly fleshy in its ..."
2. Analytical Class-book of Botany: Designed for Academies and Private Students by Frances Harriet Green, Joseph W. Congdon (1857)
"The external or proper seed-coat is called the episperm, ... 10, te is the
episperm, e the endosperm, с the fleshy cotyledon, und g the embryo. 497. ..."
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