Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ovule

/ˈɒvjuːl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.76 in modern English

Syllables: ovule
IPA: /ˈɒvjuːl/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The structure in a plant that develops into a seed after fertilization; the megasporangium of a seed plant with its enclosing integuments.

noun

An immature ovum in mammals.

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: ovule, ōvum

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

ovules (plural)

Derived Forms

ovulary ovulate ovuliferous ovulist pluriovulate

Questions

How do you pronounce ovule?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɒvjuːl/.
What does ovule mean?: The structure in a plant that develops into a seed after fertilization; the megasporangium of a seed plant with its enclosing integuments.
Where does ovule come from?: It is traced to French.

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