nucellus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The tissue which surrounds and protects the embryo and lies inside of the integuments.

/n(j)uˈsɛləs/

nucellus nucelli

From French nucelle (“little nut”), from Latin nux (“nut”).

nucellular nucleus

crassinucellate tenuinucellate

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