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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ov-yool, oh-vyool |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɒv yul, ˈoʊ vyul |
Definition of ovule
Origin :- 1821, from French ovule and directly from Modern Latin ovulum, literally "small egg," diminutive of Latin ovum "egg" (see ovum).
- As in seed : noun beginning, source
- As in germ : noun beginning
- The ovule or egg is now in the cavity of the womb where we will leave it for the present.
- Extract from : « The Eugenic Marriage, Vol 2 (of 4) » by W. Grant Hague
- We have seen that the ovule from the ovary is the female egg, or principle.
- Extract from : « The Eugenic Marriage, Vol 2 (of 4) » by W. Grant Hague
- Before a child is possible, however, the ovule must meet the egg from the male.
- Extract from : « The Eugenic Marriage, Vol 2 (of 4) » by W. Grant Hague
- The ovule is a part of every ovary just as the pollen is a part of every anther.
- Extract from : « The Renewal of Life; How and When to Tell the Story to the Young » by Margaret Warner Morley
- The development of the ovule in the womb is known as gestation or pregnancy.
- Extract from : « Sex » by Henry Stanton
- Take the ovule of the worm, the eagle, the elephant, and of man himself.
- Extract from : « Natural Law in the Spiritual World » by Henry Drummond
- The mingling of the contents of a male (pollen) and female (ovule) cell.
- Extract from : « Michigan Trees » by Charles Herbert Otis
- The point upon the seed at which was the orifice of the ovule.
- Extract from : « The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States » by Asa Gray
- Ovary 1–2-celled, only one ovule in each cell; fruit 1-seeded.
- Extract from : « The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States » by Asa Gray
- Chalaza, the place where the coats and the kernel of the ovule blend.
- Extract from : « The Elements of Botany » by Asa Gray
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