| NOUN | plant | ovule | a small body that contains the female germ cell of a plant |
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| body | ovule | a small or immature ovum |
| Sounds | ow'vyuwl | |
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| Rhymes | Blackpool ... Yule: 48 rhymes with uwl... | |
| Meaning | A small body that contains the female germ cell of a plant; develops into a seed after fertilization. | |
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| Parts | chalaza | basal part of a plant ovule opposite the micropyle |
| micropyle | minute opening in the wall of an ovule through which the pollen tube enters | |
| nucellus | central part of a plant ovule | |
| Narrower | amphitropous ovule | A partly inverted ovule turned back 90 degrees on its stalk |
| anatropous ovule | A completely inverted ovule turned back 180 degrees on its stalk | |
| campylotropous ovule | A curved ovule with the micropyle almost touching the funiculus | |
| orthotropous ovule | A completely straight ovule with the micropyle at the apex | |
| seed | A mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat or testa | |
| Broader | reproductive structure | The parts of a plant involved in its reproduction |
| Spanish | óvulo | |
| Catalan | òvul | |
| Adjectives | ovular | being or of the nature of an ovule |
| uniovular, uniovulate | having a single ovule | |
| Meaning | A small or immature ovum. | |
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| Broader | ovum, egg cell | The female reproductive cell |
| Spanish | óvulo | |
| Adjectives | ovular | of or relating to an ovum |
| Verbs | ovulate | produce and discharge eggs |
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