English

exotesta

From exo- + testa.

Formed from exo- + testa

Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs ‘out of’

Proto-Hellenic *eks

Ancient Greek ἐκ ‘Out of, from’

Ancient Greek ἔξω ‘outer’

English exo-

Latin testa ‘a piece of burned clay, brick, tile’

English testa

Today it means

noun The outer layer of the testa, derived from the outer integument of the ovule.

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Etymograph / exotesta