endosperm
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.en·do·sperm
noun \ˈen-dō-ˌspərm\Definition of ENDOSPERM
: a nutritive tissue in seed plants formed within the embryo sac by division of the endosperm nucleus
See Origin of ENDOSPERM
French endosperme, from end- + Greek sperma seed — more at sperm
First Known Use: 1819
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