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TEGUMENT [1 record]

Record 1 2009-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Biology
  • Grain Growing
DEF

The envelope which encloses the seed except for a tiny pore, the micropyle.

OBS

According to the National Research Council, tegument and integument are used synonymously with seed coat when speaking of certain seeds, usually those with only one or two outer layers. When speaking of a seed with many layers, the outer layer is usually termed "seed coat" and the rest are termed "integuments".

OBS

integument: term used at the Canadian Grain Commission.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie végétale
  • Culture des céréales
DEF

Tissu de l'ovaire qui entoure et soutient les ovules.

OBS

À maturité le tégument devient le esta ou l'enveloppe de la graine.

OBS

tégument : terme en usage à la Commission canadienne des grains.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Biología vegetal
  • Cultivo de cereales
DEF

[...] parte orgánica que envuelve a otra y la protege.

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