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ovules

ovules is the plural of ovule.

Meaning of ovule

Noun

ovule (plural ovules)

  1. The structure in a plant that develops into a seed after fertilization; the megasporangium of a seed plant with its enclosing integuments.
  2. An immature ovum in mammals.

Questions about ovules

What is ovules the plural of?
Ovules is the plural of ovule.

Words near ovules in the dictionary

  1. ovulatory
  2. ovulatory period
  3. ovulatory periods
  4. ovulatory shift hypothesis
  5. ovule
  6. ovules
  7. ovuli
  8. ovulid
  9. ovulids
  10. ovuliferous
  11. ovulin

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