Look up: endosperm

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   Endosperm
   Endosperm is the nutritive tissue in plant seeds which feeds the growing embryo.
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   Endosperm
   The starchy or oily nutritive material that surrounds the embryo in some seeds (sometimes referred to as albumen); it is triploid, having arisen from the triple fusion of a sperm nucleus and the two polar nuclei of the embryo sac.
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   endosperm
   [n] - nutritive tissue surrounding the embryo within seeds of flowering plants
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   endosperm
   a nutritive tissue which in the seeds of many Angiospermae often provides food for the embryo during germination and early development Category: Botany and zoology
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   endosperm
   Tissue present in the seeds of angiosperms, external to and surrounding the embryo, that it provides with nourishment in the form of starch or other food reserves. Formed by the division of the endosperm mother cell after fertilization; may be absorbed by the embryo prior to seed maturation, or may persist in the mature seed.
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   Endosperm
   En'do·sperm noun [ Endo- + Greek ... seed.] (Botany) The albumen of a seed; -- limited by recent writers to that formed within the embryo sac.
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   endosperm
   Tissue present in the seeds of angiosperms, external to and surrounding the embryo, that it provides with nourishment in the form of starch or other food reserves. Formed by the division of the endosperm mother cell after fertilization, may be absorbed by the embryo prior to seed maturation or may persist in the mature seed. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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   endosperm
   noun nutritive tissue surrounding the embryo within seeds of flowering plants
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   Endosperm
   `Endosperm` is the albumin tissue produced in the seeds of most flowering plants around the time of fertilization. It surrounds the embryo and provides nutrition in the form of starch, though it can also contain oils and protein. This makes endosperm an important source of nutrition in human diet as well. For example, wheat endosperm is ground into flour for bread, while barley endosperm is the main source for beer production. Other examples for ...
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    Endosperm
    • (n.) The albumen of a seed; -- limited by recent writers to that formed within the embryo sac.
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    endosperm
    tissue that surrounds and nourishes the embryo in the angiosperm seed. The initiation of endosperm is a definitive characteristic of angiosperms and ... [11 related articles]
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    endosperm
    A storage tissue characteristic of the seeds of angiosperms (flowering plants), which develops from the union of a male nucleus and the polar nuclei of the embryo sac. The endosperm is digested by the growing sporophyte either before maturation of the seed or during its germination.
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