tapetum
noun
a layer of cells often investing the archespore in a developing sporangium and absorbed as the spores mature.
tapeta
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pluralof tapetum.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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At 7:50 a.m. on Tuesday, he worked a half mile in 48.40 seconds under the exercise rider Dimitrios Dimitropoulos on Sagamore’s tapeta training track.
From New York Times ● Jun. 8, 2011
The lynx's pupils were wide open, and the golden-yellow tapeta in the backs of her eyeballs were glowing like incandescent lamps.
From Forest Neighbors Life Stories of Wild Animals by Hulbert, William Davenport
