perisperm
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French périsperme. See peri- and sperm.
Noun[edit]
perisperm (plural perisperms)
- (biology) The layer of nutritive tissue, derived from the nucellus, that surrounds the embryo of a seed in some angiosperms.
Derived terms[edit]
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French périsperme.
Noun[edit]
perisperm n (plural perisperme)
Declension[edit]
Declension of perisperm
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) perisperm | perispermul | (niște) perisperme | perispermele |
| genitive/dative | (unui) perisperm | perispermului | (unor) perisperme | perispermelor |
| vocative | perispermule | perispermelor | ||