endosperm

noun en·do·sperm \ˈen-dō-ˌspərm\

Definition of ENDOSPERM

: a nutritive tissue in seed plants formed within the embryo sac by division of the endosperm nucleus

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French endosperme, from end- + Greek sperma seed — more at sperm

First Known Use: 1819

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