Question

what is called





scutellum
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Answer 1

Answer:

A small structure shaped like a shield.

Answer 2

Answer:

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The Scutellum is part of the structure of a barley and rice seed—the modified seed leaf. The scutellum (from the Latin scutella meaning "small shield") can also refer to the equivalence of a thin cotyledon in monocots (especially members of the grass family).