Crossword-Solution: MICROPYLE
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Micropyle | n. | An opening in the membranes surrounding the ovum, by which nutrition is assisted and the entrance of the spermatozoa permitted. |
| Micropyle | n. | An opening in the outer coat of a seed, through which the fecundating pollen enters the ovule. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| MICROPYLE | anagram | LYRICPOEM, POLYMERIC |
We have 1 clue for the answer “MICROPYLE”
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| small opening in the integuments of a plant ovule through which the male gametes pass | 1 answer |
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Sentences with MICROPYLE (5)
The consensus of opinion seemed to be that the spermatozoon must enter the egg through a narrow opening or canal, the so-called micropyle, and that the micropyle allowed only the spermatozoa of the same or of a closely related species to enter the egg.
Again, in others I found small mammillary bodies, which appeared to be true ovules, though I could not perfectly satisfy myself as to the existence of the micropyle or nucleus.
The spermatophores of the Cephalopoda are wonderfully complex structures, which were formerly mistaken for parasitic worms; and the spermatozoa of some animals possess attributes which, if observed in an independent animal, would be put down to instinct guided by sense-organs,—as when the spermatozoa of an insect find their way into the minute micropyle of the egg.
Brown's views as to the structure of the unimpregnated ovule (with the introduction of the term "sac embryonnaire"); and in that it shows how nearly Brongniart anticipated Amici's subsequent (1846) discovery of the entrance of the pollen-tube into the micropyle, fertilizing the female cell which then develops into the embryo.
The fertilized egg cell first secretes a membrane, and then divides into a row of cells (_N_) of which the one nearest the micropyle is often much enlarged.