ovule
noun /ˈɒvjuːl/, /ˈəʊvjuːl/
/ˈəʊvjuːl/
(biology)- enlarge imagethe part of the ovary of a plant containing the female cell, which becomes the seed when it is fertilizedWord Originearly 19th cent.: from French, from medieval Latin ovulum, diminutive of ovum.