endospermic meaning

adjective

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1. many endospermic seeds ( e . g . cereals and oil seeds ) are cultivated for their food reserves
2. in endospermic seeds the endosperm replaces the nucellus and is often a rich source of growth-regulating substances
3. This terminology persists in referring to endospermic seeds as'albuminous '.
4. The seeds are copiously endospermic and oily.
5. The seeds are usually endospermic, oily ( rarely starchy ), and without obvious hairs.