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Nucellus

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Noun

1. nucellus

central part of a plant ovule; contains the embryo sac

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Nucellus

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noun plural -li (-laɪ)
the central part of a plant ovule containing the embryo sac

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Nucellus

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nounWord forms: plural nuˈcelˌli (nuˈsɛlˌaɪ ; no̅oselˈīˌ; njuˈsɛlˌaɪ ; nyo̅oselˈīˌ)
Botany
the central part of an ovule, containing the embryo sac

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Nucellus

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n. pl. nu·cel·li (-sĕlī)
Botany
The central portion of an ovule in which the embryo sac develops.

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