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Noun: perisperm  'pe-ree`spurm
  1. The nutritive tissue outside the sac containing the embryo in some seeds

Derived forms: perisperms

Type of: plant tissue

Encyclopedia: Perisperm

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periscopic
periselene
perish
perishability
perishable
perishableness
perisher
Perisoreus
Perisoreus canadensis
Perisoreus canadensis capitalis
perisperm
perissodactyl
perissodactyl mammal
Perissodactyla
peristalsis
peristaltic
Peristediinae
Peristedion
Peristedion miniatum
peristome
peristylar