Associations to the word «Nucellus»

Wiktionary

NUCELLUS, noun. (botany) The tissue which surrounds and protects the embryo and lies inside of the integuments.

Dictionary definition

NUCELLUS, noun. Central part of a plant ovule; contains the embryo sac.

Wise words

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Aldous Huxley