ovule
See also: ovulé
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French ovule (“ovum”), from Latin ōvum (“egg”). Doublet of ovolo.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editovule (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.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editbotany: structure that develops into a seed
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zoology: immature ovum
Anagrams
editFrench
editEtymology
editFrom Latin ōvum (“egg”) + -ule (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ɔ.vyl/
Audio (Switzerland): (file) - Homophones: ovulent, ovules
Noun
editovule m (plural ovules)
- (biology) ovum
- (pharmacology) ovule (dosage form)
- Marvin avait avalé 1 kilo de poudre blanche, soit 105 petits ovules plastifiés.
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Verb
editovule
- inflection of ovuler:
Further reading
edit- “ovule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Portuguese
editVerb
editovule
- inflection of ovular:
Spanish
editVerb
editovule
- inflection of ovular:
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