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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Test \Test\, Testa \Tes"ta\, n.; pl. E. Tests, L. Test[ae].
     [L. testa a piece of burned clay, a broken piece of
     earthenware, a shell. See Test a cupel.]
     1. (Zo["o]l.) The external hard or firm covering of many
        invertebrate animals.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: The test of crustaceans and insects is composed largely
           of chitin; in mollusks it is composed chiefly of
           calcium carbonate, and is called the shell.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Bot.) The outer integument of a seed; the episperm, or
        spermoderm.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Test \Test\, Testa \Tes"ta\, n.; pl. E. Tests, L. Test[ae].
     [L. testa a piece of burned clay, a broken piece of
     earthenware, a shell. See Test a cupel.]
     1. (Zo["o]l.) The external hard or firm covering of many
        invertebrate animals.
  
     Note: The test of crustaceans and insects is composed largely
           of chitin; in mollusks it is composed chiefly of
           calcium carbonate, and is called the shell.
  
     2. (Bot.) The outer integument of a seed; the episperm, or
        spermoderm.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  testa
       n : protective outer layer of seeds of flowering plants [syn: episperm,
            seed coat]
       [also: testae (pl)]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  testae
       See testa

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  testae
     n.
     (plural of en testa)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  testae
     n.
     (plural of en testa)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  testae
     n.
     (plural of en testa)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  testae
     n.
     (plural of en testa)

From Lateinisch-Deutsch FreeDict-Wörterbuch ver. 1.0.3 : [ freedict:lat-deu ]


  testa (testae ) 
  1. Tonschale, Tongefäß, Tonkrug
  2. Scherbe, Tonscherbe

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