See Also: Perisperm(medicine)

viz (iou) and Perisperm (medicine)


viz (iou)



viz adverb & noun. Also viz. (point). M16.
[Abbreviation of VIDELICET; the z repr. the usual medieval Latin symbol of contraction for -et.]
A. adverb. Usu. introducing an amplification or explanation of a previous statement or word: that is to say, namely, in Other words. Cf. VIDELICET adverb. M16.
W. Cowper The ingenious contriver of it, viz. myself.
b. noun. The word 'viz' used to introduce an amplification or explanation, esp. in a legal document. Also, a special clause in a deed introduced by 'viz'. Cf. VIDELICET noun. E18.

Perisperm (medicine)


perisperm
Nutritive tissue in an angiospermous seed, formed from the nucellus.

Compare: endosperm.