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ovule

/ˈɒv.juːl/

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noun

/ˈɒv.juːl/C2formalscientific
  • ruНебольшая структура в растениях, содержащая женскую репродуктивную клетку и развивающаяся в семя после оплодотворения; также относится к маленькой или незрелой яйцеклетке у животных.

A small structure in plants that contains the female reproductive cell and develops into a seed after fertilization; also refers to a small or immature ovum in animals.

  1. Plant reproductive structureC1formalscientific

    A small structure in seed plants that contains the female reproductive cell and develops into a seed after fertilization.

    ruСемязачаток

    • The ovule is located inside the ovary of a flower.
    • After pollination, the ovule develops into a seed.
    • Botanists study the structure of the ovule to understand plant reproduction.
  2. Immature egg cellC1formalscientific

    A small or undeveloped female reproductive cell in animals, which can mature into an ovum.

    ruНезрелая яйцеклетка

    • In mammals, the ovule matures within the ovary.
    • The ovule is released during ovulation.
    • Researchers examined the ovule under a microscope.

    Synonymsoocyte

Forms
  • ovules plural form
  • ovules' possessive plural form
  • ovule's possessive singular form