tegumento

English translation: episperm

14:20 Dec 4, 2014
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Science - Botany / seeds/farming
Portuguese term or phrase: tegumento
...devido a presença de tegumento impermeavel das sementes
milena mignossi ferreira
Brazil
Local time: 16:06
English translation:episperm
Explanation:
http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tegumento

O tegumento é parte exterior do corpo de um animal, podendo ser constituído de pele, penas etc...em aves e mamíferos serve para controlar a temperatura corporal e acumular substâncias de reserva. O termo quando aplicado à parte externa das sementes é em geral substituído por episperma.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Episperm
n. 1. (Bot.) The skin or coat of a seed, especially the outer coat.
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Gilmar Fernandes
United States
Local time: 15:06
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4 +1episperm
Gilmar Fernandes
4[seed] tegument/husk
Muriel Vasconcellos
4integument
Nick Taylor


  

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episperm


Explanation:
http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tegumento

O tegumento é parte exterior do corpo de um animal, podendo ser constituído de pele, penas etc...em aves e mamíferos serve para controlar a temperatura corporal e acumular substâncias de reserva. O termo quando aplicado à parte externa das sementes é em geral substituído por episperma.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Episperm
n. 1. (Bot.) The skin or coat of a seed, especially the outer coat.


Gilmar Fernandes
United States
Local time: 15:06
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 86

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
2 hrs
  -> Thanks Teresa :)

neutral  Muriel Vasconcellos: I found only a very small handful of references to "seed episperm". It's not the term that's commonly used.Found only
4 hrs
  -> You may be right Muriel. I was just relying on the above PT Wikipedia article.
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[seed] tegument/husk


Explanation:
'Husk' is the common name; 'tegument' is the technical name.

Tegument
the protective layer around an ovule that becomes the seed coat. 2. the outer protective layer or covering of an animal, such as skin or a cuticle. integumental, integumentary, adjective. Word Origin.
In tegument | Define In tegument at Dictionary.com
dictionary.reference.com/browse/in+tegument
Dictionary.com

Husk (or hull) in botany is the outer shell or coating of a seed. It often refers to the leafy outer covering of an ear of maize (corn) as it grows on the plant. Literally, a husk or hull includes the protective outer covering of a seed, fruit or vegetable.
Husk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Husk
Wikipedia



Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 12:06
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 59
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integument


Explanation:
integument

Example sentence(s):
  • An immature ovule contains the megasporangium and the surrounding tissue, called the integument. The integument has an opening called the micropyle.

    Reference: http://quizlet.com/17114909/botany-final-flash-cards/
Nick Taylor
Local time: 19:06
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
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