micropyle

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English - Turkish
(Tıp) Spermatozoidin yumurtaya girdiği delik, mikropil
English - English
In seed-bearing plants, a small opening in the integuments of the ovule through which sperm are able to access the ovum
minute opening in the wall of an ovule through which the pollen tube enters
An opening in the membranes surrounding the ovum, by which nutrition is assisted and the entrance of the spermatozoa permitted
{i} microscopic opening in an ovum through which sperm enter (Zoology); minute openings in the integument of an ovule through which the pollen enters (Botany)
An opening in the outer coat of a seed, through which the fecundating pollen enters the ovule
micropyle

    Hyphenation

    mi·cro·pyle

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    () From French, from Ancient Greek μικρός (mikros, “small”) + πύλη (pulē, “gate”)
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