Definition of endosperm in English:
endosperm
nounˈɛndə(ʊ)spəːmˈɛndəˌspərm
mass nounBotany The part of a seed which acts as a food store for the developing plant embryo, usually containing starch with protein and other nutrients.
Example sentencesExamples
- Most of its volume is taken up by the starchy endosperm, where starch and storage proteins are accumulated.
- Tobacco seeds accumulate oil and protein in the embryo, cellular endosperm and inner layer of the seed coat.
- Soluble proteins from endosperm and leaf tissues were used.
- Thus the three seed components, embryo, endosperm and seed coat, are genetically distinct.
- Cereal grains, for example, store the bulk of their storage proteins in the starchy endosperm.
Definition of endosperm in US English:
endosperm
nounˈendəˌspərmˈɛndəˌspərm
Botany The part of a seed which acts as a food store for the developing plant embryo, usually containing starch with protein and other nutrients.
Example sentencesExamples
- Thus the three seed components, embryo, endosperm and seed coat, are genetically distinct.
- Tobacco seeds accumulate oil and protein in the embryo, cellular endosperm and inner layer of the seed coat.
- Soluble proteins from endosperm and leaf tissues were used.
- Most of its volume is taken up by the starchy endosperm, where starch and storage proteins are accumulated.
- Cereal grains, for example, store the bulk of their storage proteins in the starchy endosperm.