seed coat

the outer integument of a seed.

Origin of seed coat

First recorded in 1790–1800

Special outgrowths, arils, of the seed-coat are of frequent occurrence.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 |Various
The seed fills the cavity fully and the pericarp fuses with the seed-coat and so they are inseparable.

A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses |Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar
During maturation the accumulation of carbon dioxide is due to the seed-coat becoming impermeable to it.

The Annual Register 1914 |Anonymous
Seed large; the apex or radicular extremity of the seed-coat separable as an operculum or lid (as in Cabomba, etc.).

The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States |Asa Gray

The character of the seed-coat bears a definite relation to that of the fruit.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 |Various

seed coat

the nontechnical name for testa

seed coat

The outer protective covering of a seed. The seed coat develops from the integument of the ovule. Also called testa