Nucellus in fertilized ovuled is known as ______________.

Perisperm

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Endothecium

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Perithecium

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Epistase

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Solution

The correct option is A Perisperm
The correct answer is A.
Perisperm is layer of nutritive tissue in the seed of certain flowering plants that is derived from the nucellus and surrounds the embryo.

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