ENDOSPERM


Meaning of ENDOSPERM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈen-dō-ˌspərm ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.