Ovule

  • Title

    Ovule

  • Definition

    The organ that after fertilization becomes the seed. The ovule in angiosperms contains the embryo sac with an egg cell, several other cell types, and is enclosed within the locule of the ovary.

  • Related Terms

    Ovary

    Locule

    Placenta (plural = placentae)

    Funicle (funiculus)

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