nucellus
[noo-sel-uh s, nyoo-]
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noun, plural nu·cel·li [noo-sel-ahy, nyoo-] /nuˈsɛl aɪ, nyu-/. Botany.
the central cellular mass of the body of the ovule, containing the embryo sac.
Origin of nucellus
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The hilum or base of the seed, and the chalaza or base of the nucellus are united by means of the raphe r.
The Insemineae include forms in which the nucellus is not developed, and therefore there can be no seed.
The connexion between the base of the ovule and the base of the nucellus is kept up by means of the raphe r.
The base of the nucellus is indicated by the chalaza ch, while the apex is at the micropyle m.
The point where the integuments are united to the base of the nucellus is called the chalaza (figs. 111, 112).
nucellus
noun plural -li (-laɪ)
Word Origin for nucellus
C19: New Latin, from Latin nucella, from nux nut
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nucellus
[nōō-sĕl′əs]
Plural nucelli (nōō-sĕl′ī)
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