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ovule

/ˈɒv.juːl/

/ˈoʊ.vjuːl/

ovulenoun

ovules

/ˈɒv.juːl/

/ˈoʊ.vjuːl/

Translations

The ovule develops into a seed after fertilization.

Семязачаток развивается в семя после оплодотворения.

Additional translations

зародышевый мешок

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

embryo sac

reproductive structure

ovuleadjective

/ˈɒv.juːl/

/ˈoʊ.vjuːl/

Used attributively in technical contexts (e.g., "ovule development").

Definitions

Relating to or associated with an ovule.

Ovule development is regulated by hormonal signals.