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Micropyle

Micropyle Meaning & Definition
Micropyle Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Micropyle?

[n] minute opening in the wall of an ovule through which the pollen tube enters

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See Also | aperture | ovule

Micropyle In Webster's Dictionary

\Mi"cro*pyle\, n. [Micro- + Gr. ? gate, orifice: cf. F. micropyle.] (Biol.) (a) An opening in the membranes surrounding the ovum, by which nutrition is assisted and the entrance of the spermatozoa permitted. (b) An opening in the outer coat of a seed, through which the fecundating pollen enters the ovule. -- {Mi*crop"y*lar}, a.

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