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testa.

A seed coat.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtɛstə/
  1. A seed coat.

    The testa develops from the tissue, the integument, originally surrounding the ovule.
  2. The external calciferous shell, or endoskeleton, of an echinoderm; the test.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin testa.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.