testa
[
tes
-t
uh
]
/ˈtɛs tə/
noun
,
plural
testae
[
tes
-tee]
/ˈtɛs ti/
(
Show IPA
).
Botany
1.
the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
Origin
1790-1800;
<
Neo-Latin,
Latin;
see
test
2
British Dictionary definitions for
testa
testa
/
ˈtɛstə
/
noun
(
pl
)
-tae
(
-tiː
)
1.
a hard protective outer layer of the seeds of flowering plants; seed coat
Word Origin
C18: from Latin: shell; see
test
²
testa
in Science
testa
(těs'tə)
Plural
testae
(těs'tē')
See
seed coat
.