ovule
IPA: ˈoʊvjuɫ
noun
- (botany) The structure in a plant that develops into a seed after fertilization; the megasporangium of a seed plant with its enclosing integuments.
- (zoology) An immature ovum in mammals.
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Examples of "ovule" in Sentences
- The ovule is not the female gamete.
- It is within the ovule that germination occurs.
- After fertilization, the ovule develops into a seed.
- The pollen tube releases two sperm nuclei into the ovule.
- The joining of the sperm to the ovules is called fertilization.
- The micropyle is an opening in the protective layers of the ovule.
- The pollen grains mature further inside the ovule and produce sperm cells.
- The ovary now will develop into fruit and the ovule will develop into seed.
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