ovule

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Noun ovule has 2 senses

ovule - a small body that contains the female germ cell of a plant; develops into a seed after fertilization
--₁ is a kind of reproductive structure
--₁ has part: chalaza; nucellus; micropyle
--₁ has particulars:
amphitropous ovule; anatropous ovule; campylotropous ovule; orthotropous ovule; seed
ovule - a small or immature ovum
--₂ is a kind of ovum, egg cell

Derived form: verb ovulate₁

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