primary endosperm nucleus
Botany
noun
The triploid nucleus which results from the fusion of the two polar nuclei of the embryo sac with a sperm nucleus, and which (usually) divides to form the endosperm tissue.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in The Botanical Gazette.
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