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Micropyle
Meaning
Noun
●
In Botany:
In seed-bearing
plants
, a small
opening
in the
integuments
of the
ovule
through which
sperm
are able to access the ovum.
●
In Zoology:
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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