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Hemitropous :: Hemitropous (a.) Having the raphe terminating about half way between the chalaza and the orifice; amphitropous; -- said of an ovule.

Secundine :: Secundine (n.) The second coat, or integument, of an ovule, lying within the primine..

Tercine :: Tercine (n.) A cellular layer derived from the nucleus of an ovule and surrounding the embryo sac. Cf. Quintine.

Campylotropous :: Campylotropous (a.) Having the ovules and seeds so curved, or bent down upon themselves, that the ends of the embryo are brought close together..

Chalaza :: Chalaza (n.) The place on an ovule, or seed, where its outer coats cohere with each other and the nucleus..

Gemmule :: Gemmule (n.) An ovule.

Orthogamy :: Orthogamy (n.) Direct fertilization in plants, as when the pollen fertilizing the ovules comes from the stamens of the same blossom; -- opposed to heterogamy..

Apogamy :: Apogamy (n.) The formation of a bud in place of a fertilized ovule or oospore.

Nucleus :: Nucleus (n.) An incipient ovule of soft cellular tissue.

Anatropous :: Anatropous (a.) Having the ovule inverted at an early period in its development, so that the chalaza is as the apparent apex; -- opposed to orthotropous..

Ovulary :: Ovulary (a.) Pertaining to ovules.

Placenta :: Placenta (n.) The part of a pistil or fruit to which the ovules or seeds are attached.

Endostome :: Endostome (n.) The foramen or passage through the inner integument of an ovule.

Heterotropous :: Heterotropous (a.) Having the embryo or ovule oblique or transverse to the funiculus; amphitropous.

Monembryony :: Monembryony (n.) The condition of an ovule having but a single embryo.

Orthotropous :: Orthotropous (a.) Having the axis of an ovule or seed straight from the hilum and chalaza to the orifice or the micropyle; atropous.

Pistil :: Pistil (n.) The seed-bearing organ of a flower. It consists of an ovary, containing the ovules or rudimentary seeds, and a stigma, which is commonly raised on an elongated portion called a style. When composed of one carpel a pistil is simple; when composed of several, it is compound. See Illust. of Flower, and Ovary..

Impregnable :: Impregnable (a.) Capable of being impregnated, as the egg of an animal, or the ovule of a plant..

Ovuliferous :: Ovuliferous (a.) Producing ovules.

Quartine :: Quartine (n.) A supposed fourth integument of an ovule, counting from the outside..

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