tapetum

English

Etymology

From Latin tapēte.

Noun

tapetum (plural tapeta)

1. (anatomy) A membranous layer of tissue.
2. (anatomy) The pigmentary layer of the retina.
3. (botany) The cells on the outside of an archesporium.

Derived terms

• tapetum lucidum

Related terms

• tapetal

Latin

Noun

tapētum

1. genitive plural of tapēs

References

• tapetum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)