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endosperm

/'ɛndə,spɜrm/

Synonyms of endosperm Antonyms of endosperm Examples of endosperm Usage of endosperm Parts of endosperm Definition that contains endosperm Words sounding like endosperm Explanation of endosperm

noun
nutritive tissue surrounding the embryo within seeds of flowering plants
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type of:
reproductive structure

part of:
seed

Definition that contains endosperm

zea mays indurata corn having kernels with a hard outer layer enclosing the soft endosperm
flint corn corn having kernels with a hard outer layer enclosing the soft endosperm
flint maize corn having kernels with a hard outer layer enclosing the soft endosperm
yankee corn corn having kernels with a hard outer layer enclosing the soft endosperm
aleurone granular protein in outermost layer of endosperm of many seeds or cereal grains