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ov·ule
(ŏv′yo͞ol, ō′vyo͞ol)n.
1. Botany A structure in seed plants that consists of the embryo sac surrounded by the nucellus and one or two integuments and that develops into a seed after it is fertilized.
2. Zoology A small or immature ovum.
ov′u·lar (ŏv′yə-lər, ō′vyə-), ov′u·lar′y (-lĕr′ē) adj.
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ov•u•lar
(ˈɒv yə lər, ˈoʊ vyə-)adj.
pertaining to or of the nature of an ovule.
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Adj. | 1. | ovular - being or of the nature of an ovule |
2. | ovular - of or relating to an ovum |
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