Tapetal

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In botany, of or pertaining to the tapetum.
    • Word Usage
    ""Ophthalmic examination reveals varying degrees of a mosaic pattern with dark brown to yellow brown pigment deposited in the tapetal zone (the tapetum being the iridescent membrane of the choroid of the eye), coupled with a horizontal band of pigment at the junction of the tapetum and nontapetum," Mayhew said."
    Cross Reference
    tapetal cell   
     
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