Definitions from Wiktionary (micropyle)
▸ noun: (botany) In seed-bearing plants, a small opening in the integuments of the ovule through which sperm are able to access the ovum.
▸ noun: (zoology) The hilum of an ovum at the point of attachment to the ovary; any opening in the coverings of an ovum by which spermatozoa may find entrance.
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▸ noun: (botany) In seed-bearing plants, a small opening in the integuments of the ovule through which sperm are able to access the ovum.
▸ noun: (zoology) The hilum of an ovum at the point of attachment to the ovary; any opening in the coverings of an ovum by which spermatozoa may find entrance.
Similar:
micropile,
ovule,
porogamy,
mesosperm,
endostome,
apical germ pore,
exostome,
endoaperture,
ostiole,
microsporangium,
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