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Megaspore vs Ovule - What's the difference?

megaspore | ovule |

In botany terms the difference between megaspore and ovule

is that megaspore is the larger spore of a heterosporous plant, typically producing a female gametophyte while ovule is the structure in a plant that develops into a seed after fertilization; the megasporangium of a seed plant with its enclosing integuments.

megaspore

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (botany) The larger spore of a heterosporous plant, typically producing a female gametophyte
  • Synonyms

    * macrospore

    Coordinate terms

    * microspore

    Derived terms

    * megasporic

    See also

    * (wikipedia "megaspore") ----

    ovule

    English

    (wikipedia ovule)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (botany) The structure in a plant that develops into a seed after fertilization; the megasporangium of a seed plant with its enclosing integuments.
  • (zoology) An immature ovum in mammals.