ovule

«ovule» in Mova's school dictionary: a tiny part inside the ovary of a flower that becomes a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (ovule, ovules)

meaning for a pupil

An ovule is a tiny part inside the ovary of a flower that becomes a seed after it is fertilised by pollen. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science lessons on the parts of a flower pupils learn that the female part (the carpel or pistil) has a stigma, style and ovary; the ovary holds ovules. After pollination a pollen tube grows down to an ovule, fertilisation happens, the ovule becomes a seed and the ovary becomes the fruit. Phrases: ovules in the ovary, the ovule becomes a seed.

examples

• The ovary contains ovules. tree →
• After fertilisation, the ovule becomes a seed. tree →
• Pollen must reach the ovule for a seed to form. tree →
• A pea pod grew from an ovary with many ovules. tree →
• Label the ovule on the flower diagram. tree →
• Each ovule in a tomato flower can become one seed. tree →

note

Countable noun. Pronounced «OV-yool» or «OH-vyool». Ovule (becomes the seed) vs ovary (becomes the fruit). Counting seeds in a fruit tells you how many ovules were fertilised.

In the corpora

• After fertilisation the ovules become seeds and the flower's ovary, the swollen bottom part of the pistil, grows into a fruit.

Trees and pragmatics

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