Definition of Sclerotesta. Meaning of Sclerotesta. Synonyms of Sclerotesta

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- the integuments after fertilization. Sarcotesta – a fleshy seed coat. Sclerotesta – a hard seed coat. TriploidXenia – the effect of pollen on seeds...
- rancid butter or vomit when fallen. Beneath the sarcotesta is the hard sclerotesta (the "s****" of the seed) and a papery endotesta, with the nucellus surrounding...
- ovules per sporophyll. The sarcotesta is thick orange tomentose, and the sclerotesta flattened ovoid shaped. The male cones erect, narrow ovoid, with a broad...
- lateral spines. Sarcotesta 3 mm thick, and yellow in color, with smooth sclerotesta. Male cones solitary and erect, spindle shaped to narrow ovoid, 50–60 cm...
- apical spine. The sarcotesta is yellow-brown with a waxy coating, the sclerotesta ovoid and flattened. The male cones are solitary, ovoid, 16–20 cm long...
- dormancy has been recorded in a few species of Cycadales with thick sclerotesta and slow embryo development, for example Cycas revoluta and Zamia floridana...
- and an apical spine. The sarcotesta is 2–3.5 mm thick and orange, the sclerotesta flattened and long ovoid, with a network of shallow grooves. The male...
- it contains a layer of fleshy material between the sarcotesta and the sclerotesta that is thought to aid the seed by providing it with a source of water...
- along margins of the lamina. The sarcotesta is orange and glaucous, the sclerotesta ovoid and flattened. The male cones are solitary and long ovoid, 21 cm...
- dentate margins and an apical spine. The sarcotesta is orange-brown, the sclerotesta short ovoid to globular, with a network of shallow grooves. The male...