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micropyle

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micropyle [′mī·krə‚pīl]
(botany)
A minute opening in the integument at the tip of an ovule through which the pollen tube commonly enters; persists in the seed as an opening or a scar between the hilum and point of radicle.


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5 Stieda bodies A prominent stieda body present; sub- and parastieda bodies absent Sporocyst residuum Prominent; made up of clumped globules Micropyle Absent Sporozoites Two per sporocyst 10-13 by 1.
 
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