endosperm

[ en-duh-spurm ]

/ ˈɛn dəˌspɜrm /

noun Botany.

nutritive matter in seed-plant ovules, derived from the embryo sac.

Origin of endosperm

1840–50; <French endosperme;see endo-, sperm¹

Words nearby endosperm

endoscopy, endoskeleton, endosmosis, endosome, endosonoscopy, endosperm, endospore, endosporium, endostatin, endosteitis, endosteoma

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British Dictionary definitions for endosperm

endosperm

/ (ˈɛndəʊˌspɜːm) /

noun

the tissue within the seed of a flowering plant that surrounds and nourishes the developing embryo

Derived forms of endosperm

endospermic, adjective

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Scientific definitions for endosperm

endosperm

[ ĕn′də-spûrm′ ]

The tissue that surrounds and provides nourishment to the embryo in the seeds of many angiosperms. The cells of the endosperm arise from a process similar to that of fertilization. The pollen of angiosperms contains two sperm, one of which fertilizes the egg cell in the female gametophyte. The second unites with two other nuclei in the female gametophyte, producing cells that are triploid (having three sets of chromosomes) and that develop into the endosperm. In some species of angiosperms, the endosperm is absorbed by the embryo before germination, while in others it is consumed during germination. Embyros that lack an endosperm (such as peas and beans) have absorbed most of their food storage tissues before becoming dormant and develop large, fleshy cotyledons.

单词	endosperm
释义	endosperm [ en-duh-spurm ] / ˈɛn dəˌspɜrm / noun Botany. nutritive matter in seed-plant ovules, derived from the embryo sac. Origin of endosperm 1840–50; <French endosperme;see endo-, sperm¹ Words nearby endosperm endoscopy, endoskeleton, endosmosis, endosome, endosonoscopy, endosperm, endospore, endosporium, endostatin, endosteitis, endosteoma Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for endosperm endosperm / (ˈɛndəʊˌspɜːm) / noun the tissue within the seed of a flowering plant that surrounds and nourishes the developing embryo Derived forms of endosperm endospermic, adjective Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for endosperm endosperm [ ĕn′də-spûrm′ ] The tissue that surrounds and provides nourishment to the embryo in the seeds of many angiosperms. The cells of the endosperm arise from a process similar to that of fertilization. The pollen of angiosperms contains two sperm, one of which fertilizes the egg cell in the female gametophyte. The second unites with two other nuclei in the female gametophyte, producing cells that are triploid (having three sets of chromosomes) and that develop into the endosperm. In some species of angiosperms, the endosperm is absorbed by the embryo before germination, while in others it is consumed during germination. Embyros that lack an endosperm (such as peas and beans) have absorbed most of their food storage tissues before becoming dormant and develop large, fleshy cotyledons. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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