central endosperm
Term Information
- Accession
- PO:0006220
- Aspect
- plant anatomy
- Synonyms
- exact: endosperma central (Spanish)
- exact: portion of central endosperm tissue
- exact: 中心内胚乳、胚乳 (Japanese)
- Definition
- A portion of plant tissue that is the central region of an endosperm, composed of cells that are significantly larger than those at the periphery, especially the aleurone and sub-aleurone layers. [source: TAIR:Katica_Ilic]
- Comment
- Also called starchy endosperm region (characteristic of some grasses).
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