Glossary Details – Lecythidaceae

Glossary Details:

Title: A mature megagametophyte of an angiosperm. Drawing by M. Sashital.

Description: A mature megagametophyte of an angiosperm. At this stage of development, the egg is ready for fertilization by the sperm from a pollen grain.

Term:

Nucellus

Definition:

The tissue that surrounds the megasporophyte or the embryo sac. It is located between the embryo sac and the integument or integuments.

Related Terms:

Ovules tenuinucellate
Crassinucellate ovules