micropyle

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Synonyms: microphile, microcyte, microphyte, micropylar, micropore, microzyme, microphyll, micromole, micropyles, microgyne

Antonyms: microphile, microcyte, microphyte, micropylar, micropore, microzyme, microphyll, micromole, micropyles, microgyne

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|botany}} In seed-bearing plants, a small [[opening]] in the [[integument]]s of the [[ovule]] through which [[sperm]] are able to access the [[ovum]].
2. {{lb|en|zoology}} 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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