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exotegmen

exotegmen noun: the part of the seed coat that develops from the outer surface of the inner integument.

Noun

exotegmen (plural exotegmens)

  1. The part of the seed coat that develops from the outer surface of the inner integument

Forms of exotegmen

pluralexotegmens

Origin of exotegmen

From exo- + tegmen.

Questions about exotegmen

What does exotegmen mean?
Exotegmen means the part of the seed coat that develops from the outer surface of the inner integument.
What part of speech is exotegmen?
Exotegmen is a noun.
What is the plural of exotegmen?
The plural of exotegmen is exotegmens.

Words near exotegmen in the dictionary

  1. exosymbiosis
  2. exosymbiotic
  3. exosystem
  4. exosystemic
  5. exosystems
  6. exotegmen
  7. exotegmens
  8. exotegmic
  9. exoteric
  10. exoterica
  11. exoterical

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