ovule

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a small body that contains the female germ cell of a plant; develops into a seed after fertilization
  2. noun a small or immature ovum

Etymology

Borrowed from French ovule (“ovum”), from Latin ōvum (“egg”). Doublet of ovolo.

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