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nucellus
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun nucellus has 1 sense
- nucellus(n = noun.plant) - central part of a plant ovule; contains the embryo sac; is a part of ovule
is a kind of plant part, plant structure
CIDE DICTIONARY
nucellus, n. [NL., dim. of nux, nucis, a nut.].
See Nucleus, 3 (a) . [1913 Webster]
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