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ovule

[ov-yool, oh-vyool] / ˈɒv yul, ˈoʊ vyul /




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In addition to the 45-minute blocking process that prevents multiple sperm from fertilizing the same ovule, a repulsion signal also directs rejected suitors towards other unpaired ovules.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2024

The tube extends through the style and into the ovary, allowing sperm cells to reach the egg and central cells in an ovule for fertilization.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2024

Part C shows a blowup of the ovule.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

When the pollen lands on a female scale, a pollen tube grows toward the female gametophyte, which consists of an ovule containing the megaspore.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

The formation of a bud in place of a fertilized ovule or o”spore.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah




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