ovule

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French ovule (“ovum”), from Latin ōvum (“egg”). Doublet of ovolo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɒvjuːl/ === Noun === ovule (plural ovules) (botany) The structure in a plant that develops into a seed after fertilization; the megasporangium of a seed plant with its enclosing integuments. (zoology) An immature ovum in mammals. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Louve == French == === Etymology === From Latin ōvum (“egg”) +‎ -ule (diminutive suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔ.vyl/ Homophones: ovulent, ovules === Noun === ovule m (plural ovules) (biology) ovum (pharmacology) ovule (dosage form) === Verb === ovule inflection of ovuler: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “ovule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Portuguese == === Verb === ovule inflection of ovular: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative == Spanish == === Verb === ovule inflection of ovular: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative