perisperm

English

Etymology

From French périsperme. See peri- and sperm.

Noun

perisperm (plural perisperms)

1. (biology) The layer of nutritive tissue, derived from the nucellus, that surrounds the embryo of a seed in some angiosperms.

Derived terms

• perispermic

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French périsperme.

Noun

perisperm n (plural perisperme)

1. perisperm

Declension

Declension of perisperm

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) perisperm	perispermul	(niște) perisperme	perispermele
genitive/dative	(unui) perisperm	perispermului	(unor) perisperme	perispermelor
vocative	perispermule		perispermelor