Ovule — Science definition
The structure inside the ovary holding an egg cell; after fertilisation it develops into a seed.
Where it is taught
- Flowers, Seeds & Plant Life Cycles — Coordination, Defense & Reproduction, Life Science & Scientific Inquiry, Grade 7
In use
Movement is the thing plants cannot do for themselves, and both halves of their reproduction — getting pollen to an ovule, and getting a seed away from the parent — are built around borrowing it from wind, water or animals.
Flowers, Seeds & Plant Life Cycles