perisperm
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]| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | perisperm | perispermul | perisperme | perispermele | |
| genitive-dative | perisperm | perispermului | perisperme | perispermelor | |
| vocative | perispermule | perispermelor | |||