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Ovule
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| ovuliferous
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| ovulite
| ovulum
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Ovule
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun Ovule has 2 senses
- ovule(n = noun.plant) - a small body that contains the female germ cell of a plant; develops into a seed after fertilization; is a kind of reproductive structure
- ovule(n = noun.body) - a small or immature ovum; is a kind of egg cell, ovum
has parts: chalaza, nucellus, micropyle
has particulars: amphitropous ovule, anatropous ovule, campylotropous ovule, orthotropous ovule, seed
Derived form adjective ovular1
Derived forms adjective ovular2, verb ovulate1
CIDE DICTIONARY
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 . [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Ovule, n. the part of the ovary of seed plants that contains the germ cell; an unfertilized seed.
Derivative
ovular adj.
Etymology
F f. med.L ovulum, dimin. of OVUM
THESAURUS
Ovule
albumen, caviar, egg, egg cell, egg white, eggshell, ellipse, female gamete, fish eggs, glair, ooecium, oval, ovicell, ovoid, ovum, roe, spawn, stirp, vitellus, white, yellow, yolkROGET THESAURUS
Ovule
Circularity
N circularity, roundness, rotundity, circle, circlet, ring, areola, hoop, roundlet, annulus, annulet, bracelet, armlet, ringlet, eye, loop, wheel, cycle, orb, orbit, rundle, zone, belt, cordon, band, contrate wheel, crown wheel, hub, nave, sash, girdle, cestus, cincture, baldric, fillet, fascia, wreath, garland, crown, corona, coronet, chaplet, snood, necklace, collar, noose, lasso, lassoo, ellipse, oval, ovule, ellipsoid, cycloid, epicycloid, epicycle, semicircle, quadrant, sextant, sector, sphere, round, rounded, circular, annular, orbicular, oval, ovate, elliptic, elliptical, egg-shaped, pear-shaped, cycloidal, spherical, I watched the little circles die.
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