Ovules tenuinucellate
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Title
Ovules tenuinucellate
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Definition
The presence of no cells or a single cell layer between the megasporophyte and the epidermal cells in the early development of the megasporophyte. The megasporophyte develops into the embryo sac which contains an egg that, if fertilized and the conditions are right, will develop into an embryo.
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Notes
Lecythidaceae are tenuinucellate (Tsou, 1994).
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