[ nju:'sɛləs ]
■ noun ( plural nucelli -lʌɪ , -li: ) Botany the central part of an ovule, containing the embryo sac.
Derivatives
nucellar adjective
Origin
C19: mod. L., appar. an irregular dimin. of nucleus .
NUCELLUS
Meaning of NUCELLUS in English
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004