ovule
noun/ˈɒvjuːl/, /ˈəʊvjuːl/
/ˈəʊvjuːl/
(biology)- the part of the ovary of a plant containing the female cell, which becomes the seed when it is fertilizedWord Originearly 19th cent.: from French, from medieval Latin ovulum, diminutive of ovum.
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