Ovule Definition

ōvyo͝ol, ŏvyo͝ol
ovules
noun
A small egg or seed, esp. one in an early stage of development.
Webster's New World
A small or immature ovum.
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Noun

Singular:
ovule
Plural:
ovules

Origin of Ovule

  • New Latin ōvulum diminutive of Latin ōvum egg awi- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Ovule Sentence Examples

  • The result of fertilization is the development of the ovule into the seed.

  • The pistil consists of a single carpel with its ovary, style, stigma and solitary ovule or twin ovules.

  • An ovule consists of a conical nucellus surrounded by a single integument.

  • The ovule is attached to the placenta, and destined to become the seed.

  • The part by which the ovule is attached to the placenta or cord is its base or hilum, the opposite extremity being its apex.

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Words Starting With

OOVOVU

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ELEULE

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