testa

[ tes-tuh ]

noun

, Botany.

, plural tes·tae [tes, -tee].

1. the outer, usually hard, integument of a seed. Compare tegmen ( def 2 ).

testa

/ ˈtɛstə /

noun

1. a hard protective outer layer of the seeds of flowering plants; seed coat

testa

/ tĕs′tə /

, Plural testae tĕs′tē′

1. See seed coat

Word History and Origins

Origin of testa¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; from New Latin, Latin; test ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of testa¹

C18: from Latin: shell; see test ²

Example Sentences

The Daily Pic: In 1650, Pietro Testa painted a picture of drowning, then drowned himself.

From The Daily Beast

Shermantine even tried to persuade deputy DA Testa, the man who sent him to death row, to make a deal.

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“He had over the years made different offerings, and some were really ridiculous,” Testa says.

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Testa says Huckaby's attempts to divert attention from herself show that she was sane.

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Testa—who is tall and intense—says her demeanor led detectives to peg her as a suspect.

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Testa ovato-oblonga valde tumida clausa radiatim costata, costis transverse costato-striatis, auriculis minutis, margine crenato.

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Testa subrotunda convexiuscula rugosa et plicata spiraliter sulcata intus argenteo et rubro margaritacea, spira prominula.

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Testa minuta oblique conica tenuis pellucida linea albida opaca et fasciis coccineis ornata, anfractibus valde convexis.

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Testa ovata, conica fulva rudis spiraliter striata sulcata, spira acuta, fauce livida.

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Testa ovato-conica imperforata purpureo-albida laevigata, anfractibus convexis ultimo subangulato, apertura purpurea unifasciata.

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