Micropyle

noun

/ˈmaɪ.kɹəʊˌpaɪl/

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.nounIn seed-bearing plants, a small opening in the integuments of the ovule through which sperm are able to access the ovum.

2.nounThe 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.

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