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Definition of Ovule
1. Noun. A small body that contains the female germ cell of a plant; develops into a seed after fertilization.
Terms within: Chalaza, Nucellus, Micropyle
Specialized synonyms: Amphitropous Ovule, Anatropous Ovule, Campylotropous Ovule, Orthotropous Ovule, Seed
Derivative terms: Ovular
2. Noun. A small or immature ovum.
Definition of Ovule
1. n. The rudiment of a seed. It grows from a placenta, and consists of a soft nucleus within two delicate coatings. The attached base of the ovule is the hilum, the coatings are united with the nucleus at the chalaza, and their minute orifice is the foramen.
Definition of Ovule
1. Noun. (botany) The structure in a plant that develops into a seed after fertilization; the megasporangium of a seed plant with its enclosing integuments. ¹
2. Noun. (zoology) An immature ovum in mammals. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ovule
1. a rudimentary seed [n -S] : OVULAR, OVULARY [adj]
Medical Definition of Ovule
1. A structure in seed plants which contains the megasporangium (nucellus), megaspore (embryo sac), a food store, and a coat, and develops into a seed after fertilization. (09 Oct 1997)
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