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uniovulate

uniovulate

9.9
Having only one seed per flower
  • adjective
  • Specialized
translation icon : uniovulado
  • The uniovulate ovary produces only one seed per flowering period.

Examples

  • Is this plant uniovulate or does it produce multiple ovules?

  • Certain plant species are classified as uniovulate due to their reproductive structures.

  • Botanists often distinguish between uniovulate and multiovulate ovaries when describing plant families.

  • The uniovulate species of plant is rare in this region.

  • Botanists often distinguish between uniovulate and multiovulate ovaries when describing plant families.

  • Certain plant species are classified as uniovulate due to their reproductive structures.

  • The uniovulate ovary produces only one seed per flowering period.

Synonyms

uniovular
vsuniovulate
  • Specialized
9.9

A plant or animal that has one egg in the ovary, like identical twins that develop from the same egg

is narrower and applies only to plant ovary or ovule rather than organisms

Surface Forms

uniovulate positive

Morphology

uniovulate = ovulate (transparent) = uni + ovulate

The meaning is a straightforward combination of 'uni-' (one) + 'ovulate' (to produce an ovule); the botanical sense follows regular English prefixation.

Etymology

The word uniovulate comes from uni- 'one' and ovule 'little egg'. So a uniovulate ovary is one that produces only a single ovule and usually only one seed.