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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

胚珠的

Pronunciation / Transliteration: pēizhū de

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Ovular/ˈɒv.jʊ.lər/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"显微镜下可以清晰看到胚珠的结构。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to, resembling, or consisting of an ovule or ovules.

    "The microscopic analysis revealed distinct ovular structures developing within the plant ovary."
  2. 2

    Having an oval shape; egg-shaped.

    "The artist sculpted smooth, ovular stones that fit comfortably in the palm of the hand."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Modern Latin 'ovularis', based on Latin 'ovum' meaning 'egg', with the adjectival suffix '-ar'. It entered scientific and botanical nomenclature in the 19th century to describe structures pertaining to or resembling an ovule or egg.

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