nucellus

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nucellus - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Nucellus \Nu*cel"lus\, n.; pl. Nucelli. [NL., dim. of nux,
     nucis, a nut.] (Bot.)
     See Nucleus, 3
     (a) .
         [1913 Webster]

nucellus - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  nucellus
      n 1: central part of a plant ovule; contains the embryo sac