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Q. Which one of the following is an endospermic seed?

Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants

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In some seeds (e.g., legumes), reserve food is stored in cotyledons, whereas in others {e.g., cereals) there is special nutritive tissue called endosperm. The seeds having endosperm are called endospermic or albuminous seeds e.g., cereals, castor, cashew etc., whereas seeds in which endosperm is fully consumed by embryo and no endosperm is left are called non-endospermic seeds or ex-albuminous seeds e.g., gram, pea, bean, cucumber, etc.