Ō'vūle, n.
n. [Diminutive of Lat. ovum, an egg; Fr. ovule, It. ovōlo.] (Bot.) The rudimentary state of a seed. It consists essentially of a nucleus developed directly from the placenta. See SEED.
n. [Diminutive of Lat. ovum, an egg; Fr. ovule, It. ovōlo.] (Bot.) The rudimentary state of a seed. It consists essentially of a nucleus developed directly from the placenta. See SEED.