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Definitions for Ovule

[1] Botany . a rudimentary seed. the plant part that contains the embryo sac and hence the female germ cell, which after fertilization develops into a seed.
[2] Biology . a small egg.
[3] a small body in seed-bearing plants that consists of the integument(s), nucellus, and embryosac (containing the egg cell) and develops into the seed after fertilization
[4] zoology an immature ovum

Words related to Ovule

egg, grain, nut, berry, corn, spore, kernel, concept, rudiment, impression, inkling, ovum, germ, cell, start, suspicion, bud, image, core, nucleus

Words nearby Ovule

ovular membrane, ovulate, ovulation, ovulation method, ovulatory, ovule, ovulocyclic, ovulum, ovum, ow, owatonna

Origin of Ovule

First recorded in 1820–30, ovule is from the Latin word ōvulum little egg. See ovum, -ule

Other words from Ovule

o′ vu•lar (ō′ vyə-lər, ŏv′ yə- ) null adj.

Word origin for Ovule

C19: via French from Medieval Latin ōvulum a little egg, from Latin ōvum egg

Synonyms for Ovule

berry, corn, egg, grain, nut, bud, cell, conceit, concept, conception, core, ear, embryo, germ, image, impression, inkling, kernel, notion, nucleus, ovum, particle, rudiment, semen, spark, sperm, spore, start, suspicion