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noun
In seed-bearing plants, a small opening in the integuments of the ovule through which sperm are able to access the ovum.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
The hilum of an ovum at the point of attachment to the ovary; any opening in the coverings of an ovum by which spermatozoa may find entrance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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noun
minute opening in the wall of an ovule through which the pollen tube enters
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: aperture
History
From French, from Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”) + πύλη (púlē, “gate”).
Across languages
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