nucellus
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noun
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Etymology
Origin of nucellus
1880–85; < New Latin, equivalent to Latin nuc- (stem of nux ) nut + -ella -elle
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As the first integument grows round it, the amount of inversion increases, and the funicle becomes adherent to the side of the nucellus.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various
A young ovule consists of a conical nucellus surrounded by a single integument terminating as a two-lipped micropyle.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various
The plants included are, however, mainly well-established parasites, and the absence of nucellus is only one of those characters of reduction to which parasites are liable.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 by Various
As the endosperm increases in size along with the embryo-sac and the embryo, the substance of the original nucellus of the ovule is gradually absorbed.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various
In gymnosperms the pollen-tubes, having penetrated a certain distance down the tissue of the nucellus, are usually arrested in growth for a longer or shorter period, sometimes nearly a year.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various
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