Associations to the word «Testa»

Wiktionary

TESTA, noun. (botany) A seed coat.
TESTA, noun. (marine biology) The external calciferous shell, or endoskeleton, of an echinoderm; the test.

Dictionary definition

TESTA, noun. Protective outer layer of seeds of flowering plants.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.