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Nucellus vs Endosperm - What's the difference?

nucellus | endosperm |

As nouns the difference between nucellus and endosperm

is that nucellus is the tissue which surrounds and protects the embryo and lies inside of the integuments while endosperm is tissue surrounding the embryo of flowering plant seeds, that provides nutrition to the developing embryo; usually triploid.

nucellus

English

Noun

(nucelli)
  • (botany) The tissue which surrounds and protects the embryo and lies inside of the integuments.

    • Related terms

    * nucellular * nucleus

    endosperm

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biology) tissue surrounding the embryo of flowering plant seeds, that provides nutrition to the developing embryo; usually triploid

    • Derived terms

    * endospermic

    External links

    * ("endosperm" on Wikipedia)