Endosperm
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<plantfyi-glossary slug="endosperm"></plantfyi-glossary>Definition
The nutritive tissue that surrounds and feeds the developing embryo within a seed. In angiosperms, it results from the fusion of one sperm with the central cell (double fertilization). Endosperm is the edible portion of cereal grains.
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