Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Containing or associated with endosperm: applied to seeds and embryos.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Bot.) Relating to, accompanied by, or containing, endosperm.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective of, or relating to the
endosperm
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Examples
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Mal-Se was a protein creature or endospermic monster which was characterized by an insatiable voracity.
Plasma Monster Mahr, Kurt 1976
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_albuminous_ or _endospermic_, those in which neither is found are termed _exalbuminous_ or _exendospermic_.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 Various
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