TAPETUM


Meaning of TAPETUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ tə-ˈpē-təm ]

noun

( plural ta·pe·ta -ˈpē-tə)

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin tapete carpet, tapestry, from Greek tapēt-, tapēs carpet

Date: 1713

1. : any of various reflective membranous layers or areas especially of the choroid and retina of the eye

2. : a layer of nutritive cells that invests the sporogenous tissue in the sporangium of vascular plants

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.