Definition of ovule Ovule
/owˈvjul/ - [owvyul] - ov•ule
We found 9 definitions of ovule from 6 different sources.
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What does ovule mean?
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NounPlural: ovules |
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| ovule - a small body that contains the female germ cell of a plant; develops into a seed after fertilization | ||
| reproductive structure the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction | ||
| chalaza one of two spiral bands of tissue connecting the egg yolk to the enclosing membrane at either end of the shell | ||
| nucellus central part of a plant ovule; contains the embryo sac | ||
| micropyle minute opening in the wall of an ovule through which the pollen tube enters | ||
| amphitropous ovule a partly inverted ovule turned back 90 degrees on its stalk | ||
| anatropous ovule | ||
| campylotropous ovule a curved ovule with the micropyle almost touching the funiculus | ||
| orthotropous ovule a completely straight ovule with the micropyle at the apex | ||
| ovule - a small or immature ovum | ||
| egg cell, ovum the female reproductive cell; the female gamete | ||
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Wiktionary 
- ovule (Noun)
The structure in a plant that develops into a seed after fertilization; the megasporangium of a seed plant with its enclosing integuments. - ovule (Noun)
An immature ovum in mammals.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- ovule (n.)
The rudiment of a seed. It grows from a placenta, and consists of a soft nucleus within two delicate coatings. The attached base of the ovule is the hilum, the coatings are united with the nucleus at the chalaza, and their minute orifice is the foramen. - ovule (n.)
An ovum.
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ovule
The plant structure containing the female gamete, that develops into a seed after fertilization by a pollen.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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ovule
ōv′ūl, n. a little egg: the seed of a plant in its rudimentary state, growing from the placenta.—adj. Ov′ular.—ns. Ovulā′tion, the formation of ova, or the period when this takes place; Ov′ulite, a fossil egg. [Dim. of L. ovum, an egg.]
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🔤- ovule, noun, singular of ovules.
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