endosperm nucleus

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endosperm nucleus

noun

Definition of ENDOSPERM NUCLEUS

: the triploid nucleus formed in the embryo sac of a seed plant by fusion of a sperm nucleus with two polar nuclei or with a nucleus formed by the prior fusion of the polar nuclei

First Known Use of ENDOSPERM NUCLEUS

circa 1902

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