OVULE


Meaning of OVULE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈäv-(ˌ)yül, ˈōv- ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin ovulum, diminutive of Latin ovum

Date: 1829

1. : an outgrowth of the ovary of a seed plant that is a megasporangium and encloses an embryo sac within a nucellus

2. : a small egg ; especially : one in an early stage of growth

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