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perisperm

/ ˈpɛrɪˌspɜːm /

noun

  1. the nutritive tissue surrounding the embryo in certain seeds, and developing from the nucellus of the ovule
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌperiˈspermal, adjective

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