Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants - Online edition
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FR56 ruminate The term ruminate appears to have more than one meaning; however, in this key it is used to describe the condition when parts of the testa or similar material intrude into the endosperm in definite lines or bands or as a globular mass.
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FR57 not ruminate
Endosperm is the starchy material which surrounds the embryo in some seeds.
The term ruminate appears to have more than one meaning; however, in this key it is used to describe the condition when parts of the testa or similar material intrude into the endosperm in definite lines or bands or as a globular mass.
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