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This article is about a plant structure. For animals and humans, see
Ovum.
Ovules produce the female reproductive cells which get fertilized during sexual reproduction in seed plants.[1] The word literally means "small egg."[2][3]
The megagametophyte (also called the embryo sac in flowering plants) is inside the ovule. The megagametophyte produces the egg cell.
- ↑ "In Search of Green Life". The Great Plant Escape: Teacher's Guide. University of Illinois Extension. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
- ↑ Ovule. Merriam Webster. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
- ↑ Ovule. Your Dictionary. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
