ALL meanings of ovule
ov·ule
O o - noun ovule 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. 1
- noun ovule Biology. a small egg. 1
- noun ovule undeveloped seed of a plant 1
- noun ovule 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 0
- noun ovule an immature ovum 0
- noun ovule a small egg or seed, esp. one in an early stage of development 0
- noun ovule a structure in seed plants consisting of a nucellus that contains an embryo sac: it develops into a seed after fertilization 0
- noun ovule the immature ovum in the graafian follicle 0