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ovule
structure consisting of a female gametophyte, nucellus, and integuments that develop into a seed after fertilization
Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology, 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby ...
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ovule In seed plants, a protective structure in which the female gametophyte develops, fertilization occurs, and seeds develop; contained within the ovary.
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ovule
(ov-yool) [L. dim. of ovum, egg]
A structure that develops in the plant ovary and contains the female gametophyte.
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ovule -- In seed plants, the structure which gives rise to the seed.
paleoherb -- Any member of a group of basal flowering herbs which may be the closest relatives of the monocots. They include the water lilies, Piperales, and Aristolochiales.
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ovules: the protective structures that contain egg cells produced by the female.
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Pacinian corpuscles: the touch and pain receptors on the skin, muscles, and tendons.
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ovule Structure that will become a seed following fertilization; literally an integumented megasporangium that contains the embryo sac before fertilization.
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ovule
A structure found in higher plants that contains an egg cell and develops into a seed after fertilization.
Covered in Lab 8 Seed Plant Reproduction ...
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The seed coat develops from tissues (called integument) originally surrounding the ovule.
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(Gr.
gymnos
=naked; sperm=seed): Woody plants whose life histories include alternation of generations and ovules are not enclosed in a carpel. The pollen typically germinates on the surface of the ovule. A
superclass
in the sperm plants ( ...
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The pollen tube enters the ovule through the micropyle and ruptures.
One sperm nucleus fuses with the egg forming the diploid zygote.
The other sperm nucleus fuses with the polar nuclei forming the endosperm nucleus.
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pistil. Female part of the flower, usually consisting of ovules, ovary, style, and stigma.
pollinator. The agent of pollen transfer, usually bees.
pollinizer. The producer of pollen; the variety used as a source of pollen for cross-pollination.
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