endopleura

noun

en·​do·​pleu·​ra

ˌendəˈplu̇rə

: the inner coating or integument of a seed

called also tegmen

endopleural

¦⸗⸗¦⸗rəl

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from end- + -pleura

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