endosperm

A noun referring to the nutritive tissue that surrounds and nourishes the embryo within the seeds of flowering plants.

• 🇩🇪Nährgewebe, das den Embryo im Samen von Blütenpflanzen umgibt und ernährt.

1. Nutritive tissue in seeds C1 formal scientific

   The tissue that surrounds and nourishes the embryo in the seeds of flowering plants, often rich in starch, oils, and proteins.

   • The endosperm provides essential nutrients for the developing plant embryo.
   • In cereals like wheat and rice, the endosperm is the main source of flour.
   • The endosperm of a coconut is the edible white flesh.

   🇩🇪Nährgewebe in Samen

   Synonyme: albumen

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