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- Dictionaryovule/ˈɒvjuːl/
noun
- 1. the part of the ovary of seed plants that contains the female germ cell and after fertilization becomes the seed.
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Plant structure. a small body in seed-bearing plants that consists of the integument, nucellus, and embryosac and develops into the seed after fertilization
In seed plants, the ovule is the structure that gives rise to and contains the female reproductive cells. It consists of three parts: the integument, forming its outer layer, the nucellus (or remnant of the megasporangium), and the female gametophyte (formed from a haploid megaspore) in its center. The female gametophyte — specifically termed a megagametophyte — is also called the embryo sac in an... Wikipedia