Hypertext Webster Gateway: "episperm"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Episperm \Ep"i*sperm\, n. [Pref. epi- + Gr. ? seed: cf. F.
['e]pisperme.] (Bot.)
The skin or coat of a seed, especially the outer coat. See
{Testa}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
episperm
n : protective outer layer of seeds of flowering plants [syn: {testa},
{seed coat}]
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