Found 2 items, similar to perisperm.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: perisperm
perisperm
n : the nutritive tissue outside the sac containing the embryo
in some seeds
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Perisperm
Perisperm
\Per"i*sperm\, n. [F. p['e]risperme. See
Peri-, and
Sperm.] (Bot.)
The albumen of a seed, especially that portion which is
formed outside of the embryo sac. --
Per`i*sper"mic, a.
[1913 Webster]