perisperm
noun
peri·sperm
\ˈperəˌspərm\
Definition of perisperm
1 : nutritive tissue of a seed derived from the nucellus and deposited external to the embryo sac —distinguished from endosperm
2 : nutritive tissue of a seed that includes both endosperm and perisperm —not used technically
perispermal
orperispermic
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Origin and Etymology of perisperm
French périsperme, from péri- peri- + -sperme -sperm
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