Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ovule

2 senses of ovule

Sense 1
ovule -- (a small body that contains the female germ cell of a plant; develops into a seed after fertilization)
       => reproductive structure -- (the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction)

Sense 2
ovule -- (a small or immature ovum)
       => ovum, egg cell -- (the female reproductive cell; the female gamete)