MICROPYLE


Meaning of MICROPYLE in English

[mi.cro.pyle] n [F, fr. micr- + Gk pyle gate] (1821) 1: a minute opening in the integument of an ovule of a seed plant

2: a differentiated area of surface in an egg through which a sperm enters -- mi.cro.py.lar adj

Merriam-Webster English vocab.      Английский словарь Merriam Webster.