ENDOSPERM


Meaning of ENDOSPERM in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' en-d ō - ˌ sp ə rm

Function: noun

Etymology: French endosperme, from end- + Greek sperma seed ― more at SPERM

Date: 1819

: a nutritive tissue in seed plants formed within the embryo sac by division of the endosperm nucleus

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