Ovule

The immature seed in the ovary before fertilisation, comprised of funicle, chalaza, inner (tegmen) and outer (testa) integuments, nucellus and embryo sac.


A young or undeveloped seed.


The nucellus containing the embryo-sac and enclosed by 1 or 2 integuments, which after fertilization and subsequent development, becomes a seed.


That organ that is destined to become a seed.


The tiny bodies attached inside a carpel or ovary, which each contain an egg; when fertilized, the ovules develop into seeds.


The egg-containing structure in a flower, which develops into the seed after fertilization.


The female reproductive components of a flower that develop into seeds after being fertilized by pollen.


 


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