ovule
See also: ovulé
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French ovule (“ovum”), from Latin ōvum (“egg”). Doublet of ovolo.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ovule (plural ovules)
- (botany) The structure in a plant that develops into a seed after fertilization; the megasporangium of a seed plant with its enclosing integuments.
- (zoology) An immature ovum in mammals.
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Translations edit
botany: structure that develops into a seed
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zoology: immature ovum
Anagrams edit
French edit
Etymology edit
From Latin ōvum (“egg”) + -ule (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ovule m (plural ovules)
- (biology) ovum
- (pharmacology) ovule (dosage form)
- Marvin avait avalé 1 kilo de poudre blanche, soit 105 petits ovules plastifiés.
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Verb edit
ovule
- inflection of ovuler:
Further reading edit
- “ovule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Portuguese edit
Verb edit
ovule
- inflection of ovular:
Spanish edit
Verb edit
ovule
- inflection of ovular: