Main Entry: ovule

Pronunciation: \ˈäv-(ˌ)yül, ˈōv-\

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin ovulum, diminutive of Latin ovum

Date: 1829

1 : an outgrowth of the ovary of a seed plant that is a megasporangium and encloses an embryo sac within a nucellus
2 : a small egg; especially : one in an early stage of growth