The Seed

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The outermost covering of a seed is the .

The is a scar on the seed coat through which the emerging seeds were attached to the fruit.

The are often fleshy and full of reserve food materials.

In plants, the endosperm is not present in mature seeds and such seeds are termed .

The endosperm is large and stores food and its outer covering separates it from the embryo by a proteinous layer called layer.