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Ovule vs Primine - What's the difference?

ovule | primine |

In botany terms the difference between ovule and primine

is that ovule is the structure in a plant that develops into a seed after fertilization; the megasporangium of a seed plant with its enclosing integuments while primine is the outermost integument of an ovule (if it has two.

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.

    • primine

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (botany) The outermost integument of an ovule (if it has two)

    • See also

    * secundine ----