English

Adjective

endotegmic ‎(not comparable)

1. (botany) Pertaining to the inner epidermis of the integument.
   • 2012, J. Derek Bewley, ‎Kent Bradford, & ‎Henk Hilhorst, Seeds: Physiology of Development, Germination and Dormancy, 3rd edition., ISBN 1461446937, page 36:

     Mesotegmic seeds with coats derived from the middle layer are rare, while endotegmic seeds with coats derived from the innermost layer of the inner integument are present in, for example, the black pepper family (Piperaceae).