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testa¹

  • /ˈtɛstə/

Rhymes with -ɛstə

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Latin testa.

noun testas · testae · testæ

  1. A seed coat. The testa develops from the tissue, the integument, originally surrounding the ovule.
  2. The external calciferous shell, or endoskeleton, of an echinoderm; the test.

Testa²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Italian Testa.

proper noun Testas

  1. A surname from Italian.

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"testa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/testa. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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testa. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/testa

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"testa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/testa.

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@misc{testa_2026,
  title = {testa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/testa},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}