sclerotesta

noun

scle·​ro·​testa

¦sklirō,

-lerō+

: the middle stony layer of the testa in various seeds compare endotesta

sclerotestal

-¦testᵊl

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from scler- + testa

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