perisperm

English

Etymology

From French périsperme. See peri- and sperm.

Noun

perisperm (countable and uncountable, plural perisperms)

  1. (biology) The layer of nutritive tissue, derived from the nucellus, that surrounds the embryo of a seed in some angiosperms.

Derived terms

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French périsperme.

Noun

perisperm n (plural perisperme)

  1. perisperm

Declension

Declension of perisperm
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative perisperm perispermul perisperme perispermele
genitive-dative perisperm perispermului perisperme perispermelor
vocative perispermule perispermelor
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