nutritive matter

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• endosperm — /en deuh sperrm /, n. Bot. nutritive matter in seed plant ovules, derived from the embryo sac. [1840 50; < F endosperme; see ENDO , SPERM] * * * ▪ plant tissue       tissue that surrounds and nourishes the embryo in the angiosperm seed. The… …   Universalium

• Apposition — Ap po*si tion, n. [L. appositio, fr. apponere: cf. F. apposition. See {Apposite}.] 1. The act of adding; application; accretion. [1913 Webster] It grows . . . by the apposition of new matter. Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] 2. The putting of things in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Growth by apposition — Apposition Ap po*si tion, n. [L. appositio, fr. apponere: cf. F. apposition. See {Apposite}.] 1. The act of adding; application; accretion. [1913 Webster] It grows . . . by the apposition of new matter. Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] 2. The putting of …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Assimilation — As*sim i*la tion, n. [L. assimilatio: cf. F. assimilation.] 1. The act or process of assimilating or bringing to a resemblance, likeness, or identity; also, the state of being so assimilated; as, the assimilation of one sound to another. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Nutrition — Nu*tri tion, n. [Cf. F. nutrition. See {Nutritious}.] 1. (Physiol.) In the broadest sense, a process or series of processes by which a living organism as a whole (or its component parts or organs) is maintained in its normal condition of life and …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Wilhelm Ebstein — (November 27, 1836, Jauer, Prussian Silesia October 22, 1912) was a German physician.He studied medicine at the universities of Breslau and Berlin, graduating from the latter in 1859. In that year he was appointed physician at the Allerheiligen… …   Wikipedia

• Meoma ventricosa — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Echinodermata Subphylum: Eleutheroz …   Wikipedia

• albumen — /al byooh meuhn/, n. 1. the white of an egg. 2. Bot. the nutritive matter around the embryo in a seed. 3. Biochem. albumin. [1590 1600; < LL, equiv. to alb(us) white, with s. in u + men n. suffix] * * * …   Universalium

• cambium — noun /ˈkambɪəm/ A layer of cells between the xylem and the phloem that is responsible for the secondary growth of roots and stems. During winter we perceive no change in the cells of the cambium layer, which are filled with nutritive matter …   Wiktionary

• Apposition — The word apposition has several senses including the act of adding or accretion and also the putting of things in juxtaposition, or side by side. Growth by apposition is a mode of growth that is characteristic of many tissues in the body by which …   Medical dictionary

• albumen — al•bu•men [[t]ælˈbyu mən[/t]] n. 1) dvl the white of an egg 2) bot the nutritive matter around the embryo in a seed 3) biochem. albumin • Etymology: 1590–1600; < LLalbūmen, der. of L albus white …   From formal English to slang