ovule
1. a small body that contains the female germ cell of a plant; develops into a seed after fertilization • Derivationally related forms: ovular • Hypernyms: reproductive structure • Hyponyms: amphitropous ovule, anatropous ovule, campylotropous ovule, orthotropous ovule, seed • Part Meronyms: chalaza, nucellus, micropyle 2. a small or immature ovum • Derivationally related forms: ovular, ovulate • Hypernyms: ovum, egg cell
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