Mi'cro-pȳle, n.
n. [Fr. micropyle, It. micropila, Gr. μικρός, small, little, and πύλη, gate, orifice.] (Bot.) The nearly or quite closed orifice or foramen, as it exists in the ripened seed.
n. [Fr. micropyle, It. micropila, Gr. μικρός, small, little, and πύλη, gate, orifice.] (Bot.) The nearly or quite closed orifice or foramen, as it exists in the ripened seed.