Tapetum Definition

tə-pētəm
tapetum
noun
Any of various membranous layers.
Webster's New World
A nutritive layer of cells lining the inner wall of a fern sporangium or of an anther.
Webster's New World
A reflective membrane in the back of the eye of many animals that are active during low-light conditions.
American Heritage Medicine
A layer of fibers of the corpus callosum forming the roof of part of the lateral ventricle of the brain.
American Heritage Medicine

Origin of Tapetum

  • Medieval Latin tapētum coverlet from Latin tapēte, *tapētum from Greek tapēs tapēt- tapestry

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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