micropyle
Noun. (botany) In seed-bearing plants, a small opening in the integuments of the ovule through which sperm are able to access the ovum.This is an unmodified, but possibly outdated, definition from Wiktionary and used here under the Creative Commons license. Wiktionary is a great resource. If you like it too, please donate to Wikimedia.
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