ovule

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See also: ovulé

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from French ovule (“ovum”), from Latin ōvum (“egg”). Doublet of ovolo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɒvjuːl/
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Noun

ovule (plural ovules)

  1. (botany) The structure in a plant that develops into a seed after fertilization; the megasporangium of a seed plant with its enclosing integuments.
  2. (zoology) An immature ovum in mammals.

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French

Etymology

From Latin ōvum (“egg”) +‎ -ule (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

ovule m (plural ovules)

  1. (biology) ovum
  2. (pharmacology) ovule (dosage form)
    Marvin avait avalé 1 kilo de poudre blanche, soit 105 petits ovules plastifiés.
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Verb

ovule

  1. inflection of ovuler:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

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Portuguese

Verb

ovule

  1. inflection of ovular:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Verb

ovule

  1. inflection of ovular:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative
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