# perisperm

> English word · Noun

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

## Etymology
From French périsperme. See peri- and sperm.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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