Endosperm

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-002160",
  "term": "Endosperm",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Nutritive tissue of the seeds of flowering plants that surrounds the embryos. It is produced by a parallel process of fertilization in which a second male gamete from the pollen grain fuses with two female nuclei within the embryo sac. The endosperm varies in ploidy and contains reserves of starch, oils, and proteins, making it an important source of human nutrition.",
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "seed anatomy",
    "whole grain foods"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2014",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "endosperma"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/endosperm/"
}