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micropyles

micropyles is the plural of micropyle.

Meaning of micropyle

Noun

micropyle (plural micropyles)

  1. In seed-bearing plants, a small opening in the integuments of the ovule through which sperm are able to access the ovum.
  2. The hilum of an ovum at the point of attachment to the ovary; any opening in the coverings of an ovum by which spermatozoa may find entrance.

Questions about micropyles

What is micropyles the plural of?
Micropyles is the plural of micropyle.

Words near micropyles in the dictionary

  1. micropygmies
  2. micropygmy
  3. micropygous
  4. micropylar
  5. micropyle
  6. micropyles
  7. microquake
  8. microquakes
  9. microquantities
  10. microquantity
  11. microquartz

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