micropyle (Crossword)
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- Clue: Aperture
Answer: micropyle
Definitions of “micropyle”
If the answer you seek is not in the answers above these definitions may help solving your crossword puzzle.• The minute opening in a butterfly egg
• The opening through which impregnation takes place
• In the ovules of seed plants (angiosperms and gymnosperms)
• Small hole or aperture in the protective tissue surrounding a plant ovule
• (zoology) A micropyle is a pore in the membrane covering the ovum
• Minute opening in the wall of an ovule through which the pollen tube enters
• An opening in the outer coat of a seed, through which the fecundating pollen enters the ovule
• In nematodes: A minute opening in the membrane of an egg through which the spermatozoa enter
• A small opening at the anterior end of an insect egg that allows the entry of sperm for fertilisation
• A minute opening or group of openings into the insect egg through which the spermatozoa enter in fertilization
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