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Minute opening in the wall of an ovule through which the pollen tube enters
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micropyle
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n. (context botany English) In seed-bearing plants, a small opening in the integuments of the ovule through which sperm are able to access the ovum.
Wikipedia
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A micropyle is a pore in the membrane covering the ovum , through which a sperm enters. Micropyles are also found in sporozoites of some digenetic microorganisms such as Plasmodium at the anterior part of the cell that ultimately leads towards the apical ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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Micropyle \Mi"cro*pyle\, n. [Micro- + Gr. ? gate, orifice: cf. F. micropyle.] (Biol.) An opening in the membranes surrounding the ovum, by which nutrition is assisted and the entrance of the spermatozoa permitted. An opening in the outer coat of a seed, ...
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n. minute opening in the wall of an ovule through which the pollen tube enters