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micropyle in American English
a very small opening in the outer coats of an ovule, through which the pollen tube penetrates
noun: any minute opening in an ovum through which a spermatozoon can enter, as in many insects

micropyle in British English
noun: a small opening in the integuments of a plant ovule through which the male gametes pass

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