tapetum
English
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edittapetum (plural tapetums or tapeta)
- (anatomy) A membranous layer of tissue.
- (anatomy) The pigmentary layer of the retina.
- (botany) The cells on the outside of an archesporium.
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editLatin
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edittapētum
References
edit- tapetum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)