exotegmic

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adjective

Pertaining to the outer portion of the integument.

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Meanings

adjectiveexotegmic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyPertaining to the outer portion of the integument.

    In general, the mature endosperm shows a protein-rich outer layer and exotegmic cells have a zigzag pattern, while the exotesta is siliciferous.

    1998, Klaus Kubitzki, H. Huber, The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants: Volume VI: Flowering Plants. Monocotyledons: Alismatanae and Commelinanae (except Gramineae), →ISBN, page 418

Origin

From exo- + tegmic.

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APA

exotegmic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exotegmic

MLA

“exotegmic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exotegmic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exotegmic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exotegmic.

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