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

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley