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endosperm

endosperm

A food-storing tissue within many seeds that nourishes the developing embryo or young seedling.

Endosperm of a representative maize caryopsis

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English
endosperm
Norwegian
frøhvite
Japanese
胚乳 — はいにゅう — hainyuu
Korean
배유 — baeyu
Spanish
endospermo
French
albumen de la graine
German
Endosperm

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