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embryo sac

noun

Bot. the female gametophyte of a flowering plant, consisting typically of a microscopic elongated sac that is situated within the ovule and contains eight nuclei in seven cells: it gives rise to the embryo and endosperm of the seed after fertilization

Browse dictionary entries near embryo sac

  1. ‹ embryo-
  2. ‹ embryo
  3. ‹ embryectomy
  4. ‹ embrue
  5. ‹ embrown
  6. ‹ embroil
  7. ‹ embroidery
  8. ‹ embroider
  9. ‹ embrocation
  10. ‹ embrocate
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