seed coat

1. 1.

   protective outer layer of seeds of flowering plants

   Synonymstestaepisperm

   Broaderreproductive structure

   Part ofseed

Questions about seed coat

What does seed coat mean?

seed coat means "protective outer layer of seeds of flowering plants".

What is another word for seed coat?

Close synonyms include testa, episperm. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.