nonseed en · NOUN
Etymology
From non- + seed.
Meanings
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Any biological material that is not a seed
With the absence or poor expression of oil storage protein such as oleosins, if or how TAG is packaged in nonseed tissues has remained a mystery; the identification of LDAP1 and LDAP2 in avocado mesocarp, however, offers an alternative means to study the stabilization of TAG.
2015 August 16, Aruna Kilaru et al., “Oil biosynthesis in a basal angiosperm: transcriptome analysis of Persea Americana mesocarp”, in BMC Plant Biology, volume 15, →DOI:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| nonseeds | Number=Plur | lexicographic |