Word: exotesta
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: e
xo
te
sta
Definition: The outer layer of the testa, derived from the outer integument of the ovule.
Morphemes:
Affix: exo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: outside; external
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἔξω
Language: grc
Decoded: exo
Meaning: outer; external
Affix: testa
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The external calciferous shell, or endoskeleton, of an echinoderm; the test.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: testa
Language: la
Decoded: testa
PoS: Noun
Meaning: the shell of shellfish or of testaceous animals, shellfish, skull