English dictionary
ovule
/'/oU/v/j//u/l/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a small body that contains the female germ cell of a plant; develops into a seed after fertilization
Source: WordNet 3.0
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a small or immature ovum
Source: WordNet 3.0
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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 <i>hilum</i>, the coatings are united with the nucleus at the <i>chalaza</i>, and their minute orifice is the <i>foramen</i>.
Source: webster1913