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Amnios

noun
1.
Thin innermost membranous sac enclosing the developing embryo of higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals).  Synonyms: amnion, amniotic sac.





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... of the nucleus usually constitutes the innermost coat of the seed. But in a few plants an additional coat, apparently originating in the inner membrane of Grew, the vesicula colliquamenti or amnios ...
— Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2] • Phillip Parker King


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