per·i·sperm (p r  -spûrm )n. Botany The nutritive tissue that is derived from the nucleus and surrounds the embryo of the seed. |
perisperm [ˈpɛrɪˌspɜːm]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) the nutritive tissue surrounding the embryo in certain seeds, and developing from the nucellus of the ovule
perispermal adj
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| Noun | 1. | perisperm - the nutritive tissue outside the sac containing the embryo in some seeds plant tissue - the tissue of a plant |
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