Look up: endosperm

1. 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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2. endosperm
   [n] - nutritive tissue surrounding the embryo within seeds of flowering plants
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3. 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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4. 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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5. 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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6. 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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7. endosperm
   noun nutritive tissue surrounding the embryo within seeds of flowering plants
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8. Endosperm
   • (n.) The albumen of a seed; -- limited by recent writers to that formed within the embryo sac.
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9. 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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10. Endosperm
    Endosperm is the nutritive tissue in plant seeds which feeds the growing embryo.
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11. endosperm
    Type: Term Pronunciation: en′dō-spĕrm Definitions: 1. A storage tissue found in many seeds that nourishes the embryo of a plant.
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12. endosperm
    Nutritive tissue in the seeds of most flowering plants. It surrounds the embryo and is produced by an unusual process that parallels the fertilization of the ovum by a male gamete. A second male gamete from the pollen grain fuses with two female nuclei within the embryo sac. Thus endosperm cells are triploid (having three sets of chromosomes); ...
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13. Endosperm
    The nutritive tissue of a seed, consisting of carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids.
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14. Endosperm
    `Endosperm` is the tissue produced inside 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. For e...
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