释义 |
mi·cro·pyle \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌpīl\ noun (-s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary micr- + -pyle (from Greek pylē gate); probably originally formed in French — more at pylon 1. a. : a differentiated area of surface in many eggs through which a sperm enters b. : an opening in various spores through which enclosed protoplasts escape 2. : a minute opening in the integument of an ovule of a seed plant through which the pollen tube normally penetrates to the embryo sac and which often persists in the seed as an opening or superficial scar — called also foramen |