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Definition of Endosperm
1. Noun. Nutritive tissue surrounding the embryo within seeds of flowering plants.
Definition of Endosperm
1. n. The albumen of a seed; -- limited by recent writers to that formed within the embryo sac.
Definition of Endosperm
1. Noun. (biology) tissue surrounding the embryo of flowering plant seeds, that provides nutrition to the developing embryo; usually triploid ¹
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Definition of Endosperm
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Medical Definition of Endosperm
1. 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. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
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