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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 holonymchalaza, micropyle, nucellus

2. ovule (body) a small or immature ovum


Broader (hypernym)egg cell, ovum









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