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Raremicropyles
The correct spelling is micropyles.
How to pronounce micropyles
noun
Say it like: Mic-rop-yle-s
The correct spelling is micropyles. In seed-bearing plants, a small opening in the integuments of the ovule through which sperm are able to access the ovum.
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noun
- 1.In seed-bearing plants, a small opening in the integuments of the ovule through which sperm are able to access the ovum.
- 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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