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Exalbuminous

Exalbuminous

(Science: botany) Having no albumen about the embryo; said of certain seeds.

Origin: Pref. Ex- _ albumen.


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Double Fertilization

... is usually cellular but is noncellular in early stages of some species. Coconut "milk" represents a noncellular endosperm. In some seeds, termed exalbuminous, (e.g. bean, peanut, buckeye, chestnut, walnut, oak) the endosperm is absorbed by the cotyledons so there is no endosperm in the mature ...

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by Poison
Mon Apr 18, 2005 9:15 pm
 
Forum: Botany Discussion
Topic: Double Fertilization
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