This glossary definition is part of the Purdue Arboretum learning resource database, providing educational information on campus flora, morphology, and botanical terminology.
Endosperm
The starch and oil containing part of many seeds. This feature is connected to how seeds are protected, nourished, or moved away from the parent plant.
Did you know?
Cornstarch comes from corn endosperm, the food-storage tissue meant to feed the young seedling.
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