ovule C2 Topic:Plants & Agriculture US /ˈɑː.vjuːl/ UK /ˈɒv.juːl/ See IPA manual Freq #306299 Meanings 1 noun in seed plants, the structure that contains the female reproductive cells and develops into a seed after fertilization After fertilization, each ovule develops into a seed. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · in seed plants, the... seed precursor Word family Forms ovules Derived forms ovularovuliferous Related forms ovaryovumseedintegument Etymology Borrowed from Medieval Latin ovulum, a diminutive of Latin ovum 'egg'; the name reflects the structure's egglike reproductive role. Topics Plants & Agriculture External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # ovule **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɑː.vjuːl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɒv.juːl/ **Frequency rank:** 306299 ## Meanings 1. in seed plants, the structure that contains the female reproductive cells and develops into a seed after fertilization ## Examples - After fertilization, each ovule develops into a seed. ## Synonyms - seed precursor ## Derived Forms - ovular - ovuliferous ## Related Forms - ovary - ovum - seed - integument ## Etymology Borrowed from Medieval Latin ovulum, a diminutive of Latin ovum 'egg'; the name reflects the structure's egglike reproductive role. ## Topics - Plants & Agriculture markdown