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testa

Outer coat of a seed, formed after fertilization of the ovule. It has a protective function and is usually hard and dry. In some cases the coat is adapted to aid dispersal, for example by being hairy. Humans have found uses for many types of testa, including the fibre of the cotton seed.
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SOURCES OF NON-OED WORDS Chambers English Dictionary: LATERISATION, MERCERISE, MONOLOGISE, NECROTISE, SELUQI, ZOOEIDES Collins English Dictionary: TESTAE The Electronic Aiveary: OUSTIQUE Nomenclator Zoologicus: XENONOLA, XENOSINA Stedmans Medical Dictionary: ZOOGLEAS The Times Index Gazetteer of the World: QUSEIR Websters Second Edition: JACATE, TRES-TINE Word Ways: XESTES (92081) FIOREX is the brand name of a pain killer SEXEST is a variant of both SEXIST and SEXIEST .
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