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exopleura

exopleura noun: the outer coat of a seed; the testa.

Noun

exopleura (plural not attested)

  1. (archaic, no plural) The outer coat of a seed; the testa.

Origin of exopleura

From exo- + pleura.

Questions about exopleura

What does exopleura mean?
Exopleura means the outer coat of a seed; the testa.
What part of speech is exopleura?
Exopleura is a noun.

Words near exopleura in the dictionary

  1. exoplanetology
  2. exoplanets
  3. exoplasm
  4. exoplasmic
  5. exoplasms
  6. exopleura
  7. exopod
  8. exopoda
  9. exopodal
  10. exopodial
  11. exopodite

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