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# ovule

noun (ovule, ovules)

«ovule» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

An ovule is a tiny part inside the ovary of a flower that becomes a seed after it is fertilised by pollen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ovule/#m1)

### In the lessons

In science lessons on the parts of a flower pupils learn that the female part (the carpel or pistil) has a stigma, style and ovary; the ovary holds ovules. After pollination a pollen tube grows down to an ovule, fertilisation happens, the ovule becomes a seed and the ovary becomes the fruit. Phrases: ovules in the ovary, the ovule becomes a seed.

### Examples

- The ovary contains ovules. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ovule/#x1)
- After fertilisation, the ovule becomes a seed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ovule/#x2)
- Pollen must reach the ovule for a seed to form. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ovule/#x3)
- A pea pod grew from an ovary with many ovules. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ovule/#x4)
- Label the ovule on the flower diagram. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ovule/#x5)
- Each ovule in a tomato flower can become one seed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ovule/#x6)

### Note

Countable noun. Pronounced «OV-yool» or «OH-vyool». Ovule (becomes the seed) vs ovary (becomes the fruit). Counting seeds in a fruit tells you how many ovules were fertilised.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «ovule» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ovule/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«ovule» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ovule.html) on Mova free.