micropyle

[医] 卵孔, 珠孔

发音

UK /ˈmaɪ.kɹəʊˌpaɪl/
US /ˈmaɪ.kɹoʊˌpaɪl/

词形变化

micropyles 复数 micropyles

别名

mycropyle

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    In seed-bearing plants, a small opening in the integuments of the ovule through which sperm are able to access the ovum.

    生物 植物学
  2. 2.

    The hilum of an ovum at the point of attachment to the ovary; any opening in the coverings of an ovum by which spermatozoa may find entrance.

    生物 动物学

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

aperture

整体词 1

ovule

词源

From French, from Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”) + πύλη (púlē, “gate”).

来源：wiktionary