micropyle

UK /ˈmaɪ.kɹəʊˌpaɪl/ US /ˈmaɪ.kɹoʊˌpaɪl/
noun 2

Definitions

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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