Definitions for ovule

ovule ov·ule

Spelling: [ov-yool, oh-vyool]
IPA: /ˈɒv yul, ˈoʊ vyul/

Ovule is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 43 anagrams from letters in ovule (elouv).

Definitions for ovule

noun

  1. Botany. a rudimentary seed. the plant part that contains the embryo sac and hence the female germ cell, which after fertilization develops into a seed.
  2. Biology. a small egg.

Origin of ovule

First recorded in 1820-30, ovule is from the Latin word ōvulum little egg. See ovum, -ule

Examples for ovule

Take the ovule of the worm, the eagle, the elephant, and of man himself.

Before a child is possible, however, the ovule must meet the egg from the male.

The point upon the seed at which was the orifice of the ovule.

The ovule or egg is now in the cavity of the womb where we will leave it for the present.

The ovule is a part of every ovary just as the pollen is a part of every anther.

The development of the ovule in the womb is known as gestation or pregnancy.

Ovary 1–2-celled, only one ovule in each cell; fruit 1-seeded.

Chalaza, the place where the coats and the kernel of the ovule blend.

We have seen that the ovule from the ovary is the female egg, or principle.

The mingling of the contents of a male (pollen) and female (ovule) cell.

Word Value for ovule
Scrable

8

Words with friends

11

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