NUCELLUS


Meaning of NUCELLUS in English

— nucellar , adj.

/nooh sel"euhs, nyooh-/ , n. , pl. nucelli /-sel"uy/ . Bot.

the central cellular mass of the body of the ovule, containing the embryo sac.

[ 1880-85; nuc- (s. of nux ) nut + -ella -ELLE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .