Associations to the word «Ovule»

Wiktionary

OVULE, noun. (botany) The structure in a plant that develops into a seed after fertilization; the megasporangium of a seed plant with its enclosing integuments.
OVULE, noun. (zoology) An immature ovum in mammals.

Dictionary definition

OVULE, noun. A small body that contains the female germ cell of a plant; develops into a seed after fertilization.
OVULE, noun. A small or immature ovum.

Wise words

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John Locke