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.