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ovule

UK
/ˈɒv.juːl/
US
/ˈoʊ.vjuːl/

Translations

ovulenoun
ovules
pl
UK
/ˈɒv.juːl/
US
/ˈoʊ.vjuːl/
ovuleBiologie, botanique. Emploi courant pour la structure végétale et, selon le contexte, pour la cellule sexuelle femelle.
In flowering plants, the ovule is enclosed within the ovary.
Chez les plantes à fleurs, l’ovule est enfermé dans l’ovaire.
Additional translations
ovocyteBiologie. Terme plus précis pour la cellule femelle immature chez l’animal.
Synonyms
seed
embryo sac
reproductive structure
ovuleadjective
UK
/ˈɒv.juːl/
US
/ˈoʊ.vjuːl/
Used attributively in technical contexts (e.g., "ovule development").
ovulaireBiologie.
Ovule development is regulated by hormonal signals.
Le développement ovulaire est régulé par des signaux hormonaux.

Definitions

ovulenoun
A small or immature ovum in the ovary of a female animal.
The ovule develops into an egg cell ready for fertilization.
The structure in seed plants that develops into a seed after fertilization, consisting of the embryo sac, integuments, and nucellus.
In flowering plants, the ovule is enclosed within the ovary.
ovuleadjective
Relating to or associated with an ovule.
Ovule development is regulated by hormonal signals.
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