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micropyle

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Noun
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mi=cro=pyle

CIDE DICTIONARY

micropylen. [Micro- + Gr. gate, orifice: cf. F. micropyle.].
     An opening in the membranes surrounding the ovum, by which nutrition is assisted and the entrance of the spermatozoa permitted.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

micropyle, n. Bot. a small opening in the surface of an ovule, through which pollen passes.

Etymology
MICRO- + Gk pule gate

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