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tapetums

tapetums is the plural of tapetum.

Meaning of tapetum

Noun

tapetum (plural tapetums or tapeta)

  1. A membranous layer of tissue.
  2. The pigmentary layer of the retina.
  3. The cells on the outside of an archesporium.

Questions about tapetums

What is tapetums the plural of?
Tapetums is the plural of tapetum.

Words near tapetums in the dictionary

  1. tapetosome
  2. tapetosomes
  3. tapets
  4. tapetum
  5. tapetum lucidum
  6. tapetums
  7. tapeweed
  8. tapeweeds
  9. tapework
  10. tapeworm
  11. tapewormed

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