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Meaning of "endosperm"

Endosperm is the tissue produced in the seeds of most flowering plants around the time of fertilization. It is rich in nutrients and provides nourishment to the developing plant embryo
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  • The tissue surrounding the embryo of flowering plant seeds, that provides nutrition to the developing embryo; usually triploid.

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It consists of particles of endosperm and principally of fibre.
The endosperm is usually lacking in the embryo.
It is the juice or endosperm of the young coconut.
White flour only uses the endosperm.
Only the unique endosperm had been retained.
It consists principally of protein and particles of endosperm.
Wheat endosperm proteins are characterized by their solubility.
The nutlets store a high amount of endosperm.
It is the juice or endosperm of the youthful coconut.
Refined flour contains only the endosperm.
The endosperm component passes both stages.
White flour is made from the endosperm.
The endosperm comprises most of the seed.
In a preferred embodiment the tissue is endosperm tissue.
The seeds have no endosperm and a straight embryo.

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Endosperm formation is of the nuclear type.
The seeds contain no endosperm or other food reserves.
Both endosperm and embryo protein bodies were investigated.
It is found in the endosperm of certain grains.
The endosperm is at first free nuclear.
It consists principally of oat bran and some endosperm.
The endosperm cells progressively collapsed and deteriorated.
Deposition in the endosperm is much preferred.
Endosperm may be present in mature seeds.
The seeds do not have endosperm.
Endosperm dosage is a form of genomic imprinting.
The seeds have fleshy endosperm.
Bran or endosperm may also be added.
The seeds have little or no endosperm.
The endosperm contains a double maternal genetic dosage.
The seed does not contain endosperm.
The endosperm powder was suspended in water.
The embryo is small and surrounded by copious endosperm.
The white endosperm is clearly visible.
Is indicating the location of the endosperm.
The endosperm is also called the albumen of the seed.
Starch appears at later developmental stages in the endosperm.
Mature seeds that are abundant in endosperm are called albuminous.
The majority of oat lipids are found in the endosperm.
The ground endosperm is further purified by extraction with isopropanol.
This phenomenon is presumably related to aspects of endosperm degradation.
No endosperm is present on the seeds.
Zein in corn is isolated in the endosperm.
The seeds have no endosperm and a curved or folded embryo.
These polysaccharide sugars form the endosperm reserve.
This can make endosperm a source of nutrition in animal diet.
Copra is sun dried coconut endosperm.
Ricin is synthesized in the endosperm of castor oil plant seeds.
Starch is a main constituent of the endosperm.
The endosperm is the section of wheat that gives energy.

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