mesotegmic
adjEtymology From meso- + tegmic.
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Biology, Botany, Natural sciences Pertaining to the middle of the integument as opposed to the outer or inner epidermis of the integument.
- The mesotegmic construction is rare and found in conjunction with either an exotegmen or an endotegmen.2003, Roger D. Smith, Seed Conservation: Turning Science Into Practice, →ISBN, page 263: