endospermic

[Eng.endosperm; -ic.] 1651 3. ( Pl .): Natural gifts, qualities, or capacity. "The catalogue of his endowments had been tabled by his side."- Shakesp .: Cymbeline, i. 5. For the difference between endowment and gift see GIFT. *en-drie, *en-dry, v . t . [Pref.en, and Eng. dree teria. *en-do ', *enn-do e, v. t . [ENDORSE, v.] en-dos-tě-ŭm, s [Gr.end on=within, and osteon =bone.] Anat.: The medullary membrane or internal periosteum (q. v.).