endosperm
UK/ˈɛndəˌspɜːm//ˈɛndəˌspɝm/
endosperm noun: the tissue surrounding the embryo of flowering plant seeds, that provides nutrition to the developing embryo; usually triploid.
Noun
endosperm (plural endosperms)
- The tissue surrounding the embryo of flowering plant seeds, that provides nutrition to the developing embryo; usually triploid.
endosperm meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Kannada and Tagalog
endosperm in Hindi
- tissue
- भ्रूणपोष bhrūṇpoṣ
endosperm in Tamil
- முளை சூழ்தசை, வித்தகவிழையம், கருவூண்திசு, சூழ்தசை
endosperm in Kannada
- ಭ್ರೂಣಹಾರ
endosperm in Tagalog
- tissue
- lukad
Forms of endosperm
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Words formed from endosperm
Questions about endosperm
- What does endosperm mean?
- Endosperm means the tissue surrounding the embryo of flowering plant seeds, that provides nutrition to the developing embryo; usually triploid.
- What is endosperm in Hindi?
- Endosperm in Hindi is भ्रूणपोष (bhrūṇpoṣ). See Endosperm meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is endosperm?
- Endosperm is a noun.
- How do you pronounce endosperm?
- Endosperm is pronounced /ˈɛndəˌspɜːm/ (UK).
- What is the plural of endosperm?
- The plural of endosperm is endosperms.
Words near endosperm in the dictionary
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