endosperm meaning

Noun: endosperm  'endu`spurm

1. Nutritive tissue surrounding the embryo within seeds of flowering plants

Derived forms: endosperms

Type of: reproductive structure

Part of: seed

Encyclopedia: Endosperm

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1. in exalbuminous seeds, the endosperm is short-lived.
2. the nucellus is usually degraded and absorbed as the endosperm develops.
3. a switchover to endosperm dependency occurs around the heart-shaped stage.
4. the chalazal parts of the endosperm containing free nuclei forms several lobes.
5. it accumulates in the amyloplasta of the endosperm cells during grain filling.