nucellus
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-004479
The tissue of an ovule, in which the female gametophyte (embryo sac) develops, the megasporangium.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-004479 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Animals, Livestock, One Health |
| References | Burns, Russell M. and Barbara H. Honkala, tech. coords. Silvics of North America, vol 2. Hardwoods; Glossary. Agriculture handbook no. 654. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, 1990; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | ovules |
| Translations | Spanish: nucela |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-AGR-004479",
"term": "nucellus",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "The tissue of an ovule, in which the female gametophyte (embryo sac) develops, the megasporangium.",
"subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
"see_also": [
"ovules"
],
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"Burns, Russell M. and Barbara H. Honkala, tech. coords. Silvics of North America, vol 2. Hardwoods; Glossary. Agriculture handbook no. 654. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, 1990",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "nucela"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/nucellus/"
}
Record 4,479 of 6,908 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.