Definitions for ovuleˈɒv yul, ˈoʊ vyul
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ov•uleˈɒv yul, ˈoʊ vyul(n.)
the structure in seed plants that contains the embryo sac and that develops into a seed after fertilization.
Category: Botany
a small egg.
Category: Developmental Biology, Zoology
Origin of ovule:
1820–30; < L ōvulum
Princeton's WordNet
ovule(noun)
a small body that contains the female germ cell of a plant; develops into a seed after fertilization
ovule(noun)
a small or immature ovum
Wiktionary
ovule(Noun)
The structure in a plant that develops into a seed after fertilization; the megasporangium of a seed plant with its enclosing integuments.
ovule(Noun)
An immature ovum in mammals.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Ovule
The element in plants that contains the female GAMETOPHYTES.
Translations for ovule
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
ovum(noun)
the egg from which the young of people and animals develop.
- ovumAfrikaans
- بَيضَه، بُيَيْضَهArabic
- яйцеBulgarian
- óvuloPortuguese (BR)
- vajíčkoCzech
- das OvumGerman
- ægDanish
- ωάριοGreek
- óvuloSpanish
- munarakkEstonian
- تخمکFarsi
- munasoluFinnish
- ovuleFrench
- בֵּיצִיתHebrew
- अण्डाणु, डिम्बHindi
- jaje (izženskog jajnika)Croatian
- peteHungarian
- telurIndonesian
- eggfruma, eggIcelandic
- uovo, cellula uovoItalian
- 卵子Japanese
- 난자, 알Korean
- kiaušinėlisLithuanian
- olaLatvian
- ovumMalay
- eiDutch
- egg, ovumNorwegian
- jajeczko, jajoPolish
- تخمکPersian
- اوومPashto
- óvuloPortuguese
- ovulRomanian
- яйцоRussian
- vajíčkoSlovak
- jajčeceSlovenian
- jajnaćelijaSerbian
- äggSwedish
- เซลล์ไข่Thai
- yumurtaTurkish
- 卵Chinese (Trad.)
- яйцеUkrainian
- انڈہ، بيضہUrdu
- trứngVietnamese
- 卵Chinese (Simp.)
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