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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. protective outer layer of seeds of flowering plants;
[syn: testa, episperm, seed coat]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Episperm \Ep"i*sperm\, n. [Pref. epi- + Gr. ? seed: cf. F.
   ['e]pisperme.] (Bot.)
   The skin or coat of a seed, especially the outer coat. See
   Testa.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

episperm
    n 1: protective outer layer of seeds of flowering plants [syn:
         testa, episperm, seed coat]