ovule

Pronunciation: /ˈɒvjuːl/

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a small body that contains the female germ cell of a plant; develops into a seed after fertilization
  2. noun a small or immature ovum

Etymology

Borrowed from French ovule (“ovum”), from Latin ōvum (“egg”). Doublet of ovolo.

In classic literature

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
reproductive structure
Narrower (hyponyms)
orthotropous ovule, anatropous ovule, campylotropous ovule, amphitropous ovule, seed

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