noun
- plural of suspensor: a structure that supports or suspends something, especially in biology referring to a chain of cells that pushes the embryo into the endosperm during plant development
Usage: botanical; technical
Examples
- The suspensors in the developing seeds help position the embryos properly.
- Botanists studied the formation of suspensors in various flowering plants.
- The suspensors elongate to push the embryo deeper into the nutritive tissue.
- Different plant species show variation in their suspensor development.
- The suspensors play a crucial role in early seed formation.