ovule
noun [ C ] biology specialized uk/ˈɒv.juːl/ us/ˈɑː.vjuːl/
胚珠（植物子房中的一部分，产生雌性生殖细胞，受精后变成种子）
a part inside the ovary (= organ that produces eggs) of a plant that contains the female sex cell and develops into a seed when that cell is fertilized