uniovulate

Thân thiện

A botanist examines a uniovulate flower under a magnifying glass.

Definition

Adjective: Having or containing only one ovule.

Usage

The term "uniovulate" is a specialized botanical adjective used to describe the reproductive structure of a seed plant, specifically an ovary that contains a single ovule. An ovule is the structure that develops into a seed after fertilization.

Examples

• The flower of the cherry tree is uniovulate, typically producing a single seed within each fruit.
• Botanists noted the uniovulate characteristic of the species, which distinguishes it from its multi-ovulated relatives.
• A uniovulate ovary will, upon successful fertilization, develop into a fruit containing one seed.

Advanced Usage

• The term is primarily used in formal botanical descriptions, taxonomic keys, and scientific literature.
• It can be used attributively (before a noun, e.g., "a uniovulate ovary") or predicatively (after a linking verb, e.g., "The ovary is uniovulate.").

Variants and Related Words

• Uniovular (adjective): A less common synonym with the same meaning.
• Pluriovulate or Multiovulate (adjective): The opposite condition; having several or many ovules.
• Ovule (noun): The structure in seed plants that contains the female gametophyte and develops into a seed after fertilization.

Synonyms

• Single-ovuled
• Uniovular

Antonyms

• Pluriovulate
• Multiovulate
• Polyovulate

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having a single ovule

Từ đồng nghĩa

• uniovular