ovule
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a small body that contains the female germ cell of a plant; develops into a seed after fertilization
Types & categories
- reproductive structure hypernym
- amphitropous ovule hyponym
- anatropous ovule hyponym
- campylotropous ovule hyponym
- orthotropous ovule hyponym
- seed hyponym
Parts & wholes
Related & opposite
- ovular derivation
Sense 2 noun
a small or immature ovum
Types & categories
- ovum hypernym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | ovular |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | chalaza |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | nucellus |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | micropyle |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | reproductive structure |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | amphitropous ovule |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | anatropous ovule |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | campylotropous ovule |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | orthotropous ovule |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | seed |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | ovulate |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | ovular |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | ovum |