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suspensor definition

sus·pen·sor (-sər)

noun

  1. suspensory
  2. Bot. a cell or group of cells that forces the embryo of a higher plant into its food supply, the endosperm

Etymology: ML

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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