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hard seed

Any seed with a tough impervious outer coat that will not allow the entry of water. *Imbibition and germination therefore cannot occur until the seed coat is ruptured, either by scarification or microbial action. The sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus) has hard seeds.

 
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