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Grammar : Noun
Spell : ov-yool, oh-vyool
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɒv yul, ˈoʊ vyul

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Définition 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
Example sentences :
  • 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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