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endosperm

/ˈɛndəˌspɝm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.97 in modern English

Syllables
en-dosperm
IPA
/ˈɛndəˌspɝm/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The tissue surrounding the embryo of flowering plant seeds, that provides nutrition to the developing embryo; usually triploid.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɛndəˌspɝm/
  • British English: /ˈɛndəˌspɜːm/

Inflected Forms

endosperms (plural)

Derived Forms

endospermic

Questions

How do you pronounce endosperm?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛndəˌspɝm/.
What does endosperm mean?
The tissue surrounding the embryo of flowering plant seeds, that provides nutrition to the developing embryo; usually triploid.

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