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perisperm

Pronunciation: /ˈpɛrɪspəːm/

Definition of perisperm

noun

Botany
  • (in some seeds) a mass of nutritive material outside the embryo sac.

Origin:

early 19th century: from peri- 'around' + Greek sperma 'seed'

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