单词 | endopleura |
释义 | > as lemmasendopleura endopleura n. Brit. /ˌɛndə(ʊ)ˈplʊərə/ , /ˌɛndə(ʊ)ˈplɔːrə/ , U.S. /ˌɛndəˈplʊrə/ , /ˌɛndoʊˈplʊrə/ Botany the internal covering of a seed. [ < scientific Latin endopleura (1815 or earlier) < endo- endo- prefix and comb. form + pleura pleura n.] ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > seed > [noun] > parts of > covering or skin pillc1300 huskc1400 shell1561 tunicle1601 parchment1682 tunic1760 seed coat1776 aril1785 testa1796 perula1825 spermoderm1841 endopleura1842 test1846 arillode1854 tegmen1857 1842 A. Gray Bot. Text-bk. i. x. 161 Occasionally the proper coat of the nucleus is observable in the seed, when it is termed endopleura. 1861 R. Bentley Man. Bot. i. iv. 340 The endopleura is generally of a soft and delicate nature. < as lemmas |
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