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Funicle vs Micropyle - What's the difference?

funicle | micropyle |

In botany|lang=en terms the difference between funicle and micropyle

is that funicle is (botany) the stalk or stem of an ovule or seed while micropyle is (botany) in seed-bearing plants, a small opening in the integuments of the ovule through which sperm are able to access the ovum.

As nouns the difference between funicle and micropyle

is that funicle is (botany) the stalk or stem of an ovule or seed while micropyle is (botany) in seed-bearing plants, a small opening in the integuments of the ovule through which sperm are able to access the ovum.

funicle

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (botany) the stalk or stem of an ovule or seed
  • * The elaiosome emerges from the funicle.

    • References

    * http://www.thefreedictionary.com/funicle

    micropyle

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (botany) In seed-bearing plants, a small opening in the integuments of the ovule through which sperm are able to access the ovum.

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