endosperm (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *endosperm*:
NOUN	plant	endosperm	nutritive tissue surrounding the embryo within seeds of flowering plants

endosperm > pronunciation
Sounds	eh'ndahsper.m
Rhymes	affirm ... worm: 26 rhymes with erm...

English > *endosperm*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	nutritive tissue surrounding the embryo within seeds of flowering plants.
Part of	seed	A mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat or testa
Broader	reproductive structure	The parts of a plant involved in its reproduction
Spanish	endosperma, endospermo
Catalan	endosperma

HyperDic: endosperm