单词 | trophosperm |
释义 | > as lemmastrophosperm trophosperm n. Brit. /ˈtrɒfə(ʊ)spəːm/ , /ˈtrəʊfə(ʊ)spəːm/ , U.S. /ˈtrɑfəˌspərm/ , /ˈtroʊfəˌspərm/ [after French trophosperme (L. C. Richard in P. Bulliard Dict. élém. de botanique (ed. 2, 1800) 141/2)] Botany (now rare) the internal part of the pericarp of a fruit, to which the seeds are attached; = placenta n. 2.ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > [noun] > parts of > stamen or pistil > style or pistil and related parts > carpel and placenta placenta1681 placentule1682 seedbed1720 trophosperm1819 replum1828 carpel1835 spermaphore1847 hemicarp1854 spermophore- 1819 J. Lindley tr. L.-C. Richard Observ. Struct. Fruits & Seeds 6 I substitute the name of Trophosperm for that of Placenta, which botanists have given to the internal part of the pericarp, on which the seeds are immediately attached. 1857 W. Rhind Hist. Veg. Kingdom (rev. ed.) xvi. 92/1 The trophosperm sometimes bears only a single seed, but at other times supports a great number. 1903 Encycl. Brit. (new Werner ed.) IV. 142/2 This [sc. the placenta], sometimes called the trophosperm, consists of a mass of cellular tissue, through which the vessels pass to the ovule. 1999 B. C. Dickerson tr. S. Cochet & P. Cochet in Old Rose Adventurer xi. 166/2 This nearly spherical seed was attached to the trophosperm by an umbilical cord which adhered to the seed. < as lemmas |
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