tapetum in English

noun
1
a reflective layer of the choroid in the eyes of many animals, causing them to shine in the dark.
Passing over the ship's holds I look down upon sedate shoals of crescent-tailed bigeyes, their reflective tapetums looking like silver cataracts.

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1. Coelacanth eyes are very sensitive, and have a tapetum lucidum.

2. Male - sterility mainly results from the abnormality of mesospore, tapetum tissue and vascular bundle.

3. Each microsporangium is lined with a nutritive tissue layer called the tapetum and initially contains diploid pollen mother cells.

4. AUXIN RESPONSE FACTOR17 (ARF17) plays a crucial role in pollen wall pattern formation, tapetum development, and auxin signal transduction in Anthers

5. Anther Wall: Epidermis, endothecium, middle wall layers (2-3 layered), and the tapetum (outer and inner layers) constitute the Anther wall