'Perisperm' definitions:

Definition of 'perisperm'

From: WordNet
noun
The nutritive tissue outside the sac containing the embryo in some seeds

Definition of 'Perisperm'

From: GCIDE
  • Perisperm \Per"i*sperm\, n. [F. p['e]risperme. See Peri-, and Sperm.] (Bot.) The albumen of a seed, especially that portion which is formed outside of the embryo sac. -- {Per`i*sper"mic}, a. [1913 Webster] Perispheric

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