EPISPERM - Definition

WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] protective outer layer of seeds of flowering plants

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	Synonyms:	seed coat, testa

	See Also:	reproductive structure, seed

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\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}.