— micropylar , adj.
/muy"kreuh puyl'/ , n.
1. Zool. any minute opening in an ovum through which a spermatozoon can enter, as in many insects.
2. Bot. the minute orifice or opening in the integuments of an ovule. See diag. under orthotropous .
[ 1815-25; MICRO- + Gk pýle gate ]