An endosperm is a tissue that surrounds the embryo and gives it nutrients(starch,etc..) in flowering plants. There are two types of endospermic seeds. One is the dicot and the other is the monocot. An example of an endospermic seed through the monocot is rice. Rice contains an embryo, a seed coat, cotyledons, and endosperm. The reason why monocot is the best example for an endosperm is because a dicot uses the cotyledons as storage instead of the endosperm.
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