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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The structure in a plant that develops into a seed after fertilization; the megasporangium of a seed plant with its enclosing integuments.
2. 2
   a small or immature ovum wordnet
3. 3
   An immature ovum in mammals.
4. 4
   a small body that contains the female germ cell of a plant; develops into a seed after fertilization wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

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Etymology

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

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