ovule

UK
/ˈɒv.juːl/
US
/ˈoʊ.vjuːl/

Traductions

ovulenoun
ovules
pl
UK
/ˈɒv.juːl/
US
/ˈoʊ.vjuːl/
The ovule develops into a seed after fertilization.
Семязачаток развивается в семя после оплодотворения.
Traductions supplémentaires
зародышевый мешок
Synonymes
embryo sac
reproductive structure
ovuleadjective
UK
/ˈɒv.juːl/
US
/ˈoʊ.vjuːl/
Used attributively in technical contexts (e.g., "ovule development").

Définitions

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.