ovule

Borrowed from French ovule (“ovum”), from Latin ōvum (“egg”). Doublet of ovolo.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɒvjuːl/

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ovule (plural ovules)

1. (botany) The structure in a plant that develops into a seed after fertilization; the megasporangium of a seed plant with its enclosing integuments.
2. (zoology) An immature ovum in mammals.

• ovulary

• Louve

From Latin ōvum (“egg”) +‎ -ule (diminutive suffix).

• IPA^(key): /ɔ.vyl/

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• Homophones: ovulent, ovules

ovule m (plural ovules)

1. (biology) ovum
2. (pharmacology) ovule (dosage form)

   Marvin avait avalé 1 kilo de poudre blanche, soit 105 petits ovules plastifiés.

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ovule

1. inflection of ovuler:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

• “ovule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

ovule

1. inflection of ovular:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

ovule

1. inflection of ovular:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative