ovule
/ˈɒvjuːl/
ovule noun: the structure in a plant that develops into a seed after fertilization; the megasporangium of a seed plant with its enclosing integuments.
Noun
ovule (plural ovules)
- The structure in a plant that develops into a seed after fertilization; the megasporangium of a seed plant with its enclosing integuments.
- An immature ovum in mammals.
ovule meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Kannada
ovule in Hindi
- ovule
- बीजांड bījāṇḍ
ovule in Tamil
- சூல், சூல்வித்து, சூல் தண்டு, சூல்வித்தகம், பெண் முட்டை
ovule in Bengali
- botany: structure that develops into a seed
- ডিম্বক ḍimbok
ovule in Kannada
- ಮೂಲಬೀಜ, ಅಂಡಾಣು
More languagesFewer languages
- ovule in Vietnamese
- noãn
Forms of ovule
| plural | ovules |
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Origin of ovule
Borrowed from French ovule (“ovum”), from Latin ōvum (“egg”). Doublet of ovolo.
Words formed from ovule
Questions about ovule
- What does ovule mean?
- Ovule means the structure in a plant that develops into a seed after fertilization; the megasporangium of a seed plant with its enclosing integuments.
- What is ovule in Hindi?
- Ovule in Hindi is बीजांड (bījāṇḍ). See Ovule meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is ovule?
- Ovule is a noun.
- How do you pronounce ovule?
- Ovule is pronounced /ˈɒvjuːl/.
- What is the plural of ovule?
- The plural of ovule is ovules.
Words near ovule in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: ovule (page history and authors); बीजांड (Hindi) (page history and authors); ovule (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ovule (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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