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Shell (plant material)

Scope note

The usually hard outer covering of a fruit, nut or seed.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000262564

Broader Terms used

plant material

Narrower Terms used

coconut shell

Equivalent Terms used

shells (plant material)

Created

12yrs ago

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