Meanings
adjectiveendotegmic (not comparable)
- not comparablebiologyPertaining to the inner epidermis of the integument.
Mesotegmic seeds with coats derived from the middle layer are rare, while endotegmic seeds with coats derived from the innermost layer of the inner integument are present in, for example, the black pepper family (Piperaceae).
2012, J. Derek Bewley, Kent Bradford, Henk Hilhorst, Seeds: Physiology of Development, Germination and Dormancy, 3rd edition., →ISBN, page 36
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