testae
- plural of testa.
Example Sentences
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One point makes the above view more probable in Acropera than in other cases, viz. the presence of rudimentary placentae or testae, for I cannot hear that these have been observed in the male plants.
From More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 by Darwin, Francis, Sir
I have looked at the seeds; I never saw in the British orchids nearly so many empty testae; but this goes for nothing, as unnatural conditions would account for it.
From More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 by Darwin, Francis, Sir
