Ovule
-
Title
Ovule
-
Definition
The organ that contains the egg and, after fertilization, becomes the seed. The ovules are included within locules of an ovary and are attached to the placenta in different ways that, in some cases, are generic specific.
-
Notes
In neotropical Lecythidaceae, the ovules are usually anatropous, bitegmic, and tenuinucellate.
-
Related Terms
- *For more educational content, please visit The Hand Lens and explore our herbarium collections and the stories they tell.