Look up: ovule

1. ovule
   In seed plants, the structure which gives rise to the seed.
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2. Ovule
   An immature seed which develops into a seed after fertilisation.
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3. ovule
   [n] - a small body that contains the female germ cell of a plant 2. [n] - a small or immature ovum
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4. Ovule
   The unfertilised seed.
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5. ovule
   at the time of flowering, the structure which will give rise to seeds are known as ovule. Category: Botany and zoology
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6. Ovule
   O'vule noun [ Dim. of Latin ovum an egg: confer French ovule . Confer Ovolo , Ovulum .] (Biol.) (a) The rudiment of a seed. It grows from a placenta, and consists of a soft nucleus within two delicate coatings...
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7. ovule
   A structure in seed plants which contains the megasporangium (nucellus), megaspore (embryo sac), a food store, and a coat, and develops into a seed after fertilization. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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8. ovule
   noun a small body that contains the female germ cell of a plant; develops into a seed after fertilization
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9. ovule
   (o´vūl) the oocyte within the graafian follicle. any small, egglike structure.
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10. 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. • (n.) An ovum.
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11. ovule
    plant structure that develops into a seed when fertilized. In gymnosperms (conifers and allies) the ovules lie uncovered on the scales of the cone. ... [14 related articles]
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12. ovule
    Type: Term Pronunciation: ov′yūl, ō′vū- Definitions: 1. The oocyte of a mammal, especially while still in the ovarian follicle. 2. A small beadlike structure bearing a fancied resemblance to an ovule. Synonyms: ovulum
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13. ovule
    Structure found in seed plants that develops into a seed after fertilization. It consists of an embryo sac containing the female gamete (ovum or egg cell), surrounded by nutritive tissue, the nucellus. Outside this there are one or two coverings that provide protection, developing into the testa, or...
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14. Ovule
    `Ovule` means "small egg." In seed plants, the ovule is the structure that gives rise to and contains the female reproductive cells. It consists of three parts: The `integument(s)` forming its outer layer(s), the `nucellus` (or megasporangium), and the megaspore-derived female gametophyte ...
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