uniovulate
/ˌjuːniˈɑːvjʊlət/
adjective
- Having or producing a single ovule; used in botany to describe a plant ovary that contains only one ovule.
- Uniovulate fruits like cherries develop from a single ovule in the ovary.
- The ovary of this flower is uniovulate, so it produces only one seed.
- Botanists classify the plant as uniovulate because each flower has a single ovule.
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