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PERISPERM
perisperm
(noun) the nutritive tissue outside the sac containing the embryo in some seeds
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
perisperm (plural perisperms)
(biology) The layer of nutritive tissue, derived from the nucellus, that surrounds the embryo of a seed in some angiosperms.
Source: Wiktionary
Per"i*sperm, n. Etym: [F. périsperme. See Peri-, and Sperm.] (Bot.)
Definition: The albumen of a seed, especially that portion which is formed outside of the embryo sac.
– Per`i*sper"mic, a.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INTERTRIGO
(noun) chafing between two skin surfaces that are in contact (as in the armpit or under the breasts or between the thighs)
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