ovule

Noun
  1. A small body that contains the female germ cell of a plant;
    Develops into a seed after fertilization (synset 111699219)
    is a type of: reproductive structure - the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction
    subtypes:
    • amphitropous ovule - a partly inverted ovule turned back 90 degrees on its stalk
    • anatropous ovule - a completely inverted ovule turned back 180 degrees on its stalk
    • campylotropous ovule - a curved ovule with the micropyle almost touching the funiculus
    • orthotropous ovule - a completely straight ovule with the micropyle at the apex
    • seed - a mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat or testa
    has:
    • chalaza - basal part of a plant ovule opposite the micropyle; where integument and nucellus are joined
    • nucellus - central part of a plant ovule; contains the embryo sac
    • micropyle - minute opening in the wall of an ovule through which the pollen tube enters
  2. A small or immature ovum (synset 105465876)
    is a type of: egg cell, ovum - the female reproductive cell; the female gamete

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