endosperm
noun
nutritive matter in seed-plant ovules, derived from the embryo sac.
endospermic
-
a word derived from
endosperm.
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Seeds in which endosperm or perisperm or both exist are commonly called albuminous or endospermic, those in which neither is found are termed exalbuminous or exendospermic.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 by Various
