endosperm

Term Information

Accession
PO:0009089
Aspect
plant anatomy
Synonyms
exact: albumen
exact: endosperma (Spanish)
exact: 内胚乳、胚乳 (Japanese)
Definition
A maximal portion of nutritive plant tissue in a seed. [source: APweb:Glossary, GR:Pankaj_Jaiswal]
Comment
In angiosperms endosperm is usually triploid and formed after fertilization by the fusion of one gamete with the polar nucleus; sometimes diploid or polyploid.

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