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 nucellus2: a small egg ; especially : one in an early stage of growth