sarcoderm Bot.
(ˈsɑːkədɜːm)
Also in L. form sarcoderma (-ˈdɜːmə)
[ad. mod.L. sarcodermis (De Candolle), f. Gr. σαρκο- sarco- and δέρµα derma.]
The fleshy layer in some seeds lying between the internal and external integuments.
| 1848 Lindley Introd. Bot. II. 26 The testa..consists..of three portions;..3. of an intervening substance..called sarcoderm by De Candolle. 1861 Bentley Bot. 337 Some botanists..describe a third integument under the name of sarcoderm; this layer, however, is commonly and more accurately considered as but a portion of the outer integument. |