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ovule

/ˈɒv.juːl/

/ˈoʊ.vjuːl/

Translations

ovulenoun

ovules

/ˈɒv.juːl/

/ˈoʊ.vjuːl/

The ovule develops into a seed after fertilization.

Семязачаток развивается в семя после оплодотворения.

Additional translations

зародышевый мешок

Synonyms

embryo sac

reproductive structure

ovuleadjective

/ˈɒv.juːl/

/ˈoʊ.vjuːl/

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

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.