🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

भ्रूणपोष

Pronunciation / Transliteration: bhrunposh

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Endosperm/ˈɛn.doʊ.spɜːrm/
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"भ्रूणपोष बीज के अंकुरण के दौरान भ्रूण को पोषण प्रदान करता है।"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The nutritive tissue formed within the embryo sac of seed plants, surrounding the embryo and providing nourishment during seed germination.

    "The endosperm of wheat grain contains high amounts of starch and protein, which nourish the developing plant sprout."
  2. 2

    In botany, the triploid tissue resulting from the fertilization of the secondary nucleus in angiosperms.

    "Researchers analyzed the genetic expression within the endosperm to understand hybrid seed viability."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the New Latin roots 'endo-' meaning within, originating from Greek 'endon', and '-sperma' meaning seed, originating from Greek 'sperma'. It was coined in the 19th century by botanists to describe the nutritive tissue formed within the seed of flowering plants surrounding the embryo.

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