ALL meanings of endosperm
- noun endosperm The part of a seed that acts as a food store for the developing plant embryo, usually containing starch with protein and other nutrients. 1
- noun endosperm (biology) tissue surrounding the embryo of flowering plant seeds, that provides nutrition to the developing embryo; usually triploid. 0
- noun endosperm the tissue within the seed of a flowering plant that surrounds and nourishes the developing embryo 0
- noun endosperm a tissue which surrounds the developing embryo of a seed and provides food for its growth 0