ovule
The structure in a plant that develops into a seed after fertilization; the megasporangium of a seed plant with its enclosing integuments.
Other meanings
An immature ovum in mammals.
A kind of
- reproductive structure
Kinds of ovule
- seed
Related words
- ovulate
- ovuliferous
- ovulist
- pluriovulate
- ovulary
Word history
From Latin "ōvum" (egg).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “ovule” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.