micropyle

/หˆmaษช.kษนษ™สŠหŒpaษชl/

IPA: /M AY0 K R OW0 P AH0 L/

noun
  1. 1

    In seed-bearing plants, a small opening in the integuments of the ovule through which sperm are able to access the ovum.

  2. 2

    The hilum of an ovum at the point of attachment to the ovary; any opening in the coverings of an ovum by which spermatozoa may find entrance.

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