Crossword-Solution: EPISPERM
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Episperm | n. | The skin or coat of a seed, especially the outer coat. See Testa. |
We have 1 clue for the answer “EPISPERM”
| Clue | Answers |
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| protective outer layer of certain seeds | 1 answer |
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Hint 1 meaning
The old plural of Eye.
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Sentences with EPISPERM (3)
Under this tegument is found a very thin, colorless membrane, which, with the testa or episperm, forms two per cent.
Botanists distinguish five skins on the berry--epidermis, epicarp, endicarp, episperm and embryous membrane--but for practical purposes the number of integuments may be taken as three.
Oxidizing agents, such as arsenic acid, convert it into _ellagic acid_, C14H8O9 + H2O, probably a fluorene derivative, a substance which occurs in gall-nuts, in the external membrane of the episperm of the walnut, and probably in many plants, and composes the "bezoar stones" found in the intestines of Persian wild goats.