Definition of Micropile
Mi"cro*pyle (?), n. [Micro- +
Gr. &?; gate, orifice: cf. F. micropyle.] (Biol.)
(a) An opening in the membranes surrounding the
ovum, by which nutrition is assisted and the entrance of the
spermatozoa permitted. (b) An opening in
the outer coat of a seed, through which the fecundating pollen enters
the ovule. -- Mi*crop"y*lar (#),
a.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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