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And some seeds are covered in a very hard seed coat that inhibits germination by blocking water from getting through.
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Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2025
Generally, a seed is composed of a developing young plant called an embryo and a nutritious tissue to support the embryo called an endosperm, both of which are encapsulated within a hard seed coat.
—Dr. Nick Goltz, Hartford Courant, 24 May 2025
Beans often have a very tough seed coat that prevents water from entering, and only when this is broken—by something such as wildfire heat, the acid of a bird’s stomach, a scalpel or sandpaper—can water enter and the seed awaken.
—Katarina Zimmer, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2025
For seeds with a hard seed coat, scraping them on 150-grit sandpaper scratches the seed coat enough to allow the seed to soak up or imbibe water.
—Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2025
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Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2025
Generally, a seed is composed of a developing young plant called an embryo and a nutritious tissue to support the embryo called an endosperm, both of which are encapsulated within a hard seed coat.
—Dr. Nick Goltz, Hartford Courant, 24 May 2025
Beans often have a very tough seed coat that prevents water from entering, and only when this is broken—by something such as wildfire heat, the acid of a bird’s stomach, a scalpel or sandpaper—can water enter and the seed awaken.
—Katarina Zimmer, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2025
For seeds with a hard seed coat, scraping them on 150-grit sandpaper scratches the seed coat enough to allow the seed to soak up or imbibe water.
—Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Seed coat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seed%20coat. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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