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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A device used in testing many grass seeds, consisting of a box open on one side and fitted with an adjustable mirror which throws the light upward through a pane of glass upon which the seeds are placed. This makes it possible to discern the presence or absence of seeds within the glumes.

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