English noun: ovule | |||
1. | ovule (plant) a small body that contains the female germ cell of a plant; develops into a seed after fertilization | ||
Broader (hypernym) | reproductive structure | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | amphitropous ovule, anatropous ovule, campylotropous ovule, orthotropous ovule, seed | ||
Part holonym | chalaza, micropyle, nucellus | ||
2. | ovule (body) a small or immature ovum | ||
Broader (hypernym) | egg cell, ovum | ||