2. ovule - ("small egg") is the structure that gives rise to and
contains the female reproductive cells
megasporangium - (female sporangia) produce
megasporocytes (cells inside the ovule)
megasporogenesis - development of the megaspore within
the ovule
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4.
5. central body with vegetative cells; it
functions as megasporangium
enclosing the nucellus (unitegmic or
bitegmic)
stalk connecting ovule with
the placenta
where nucellus, integuments and the
funiculus merge
a small opening in the surface of an
ovule, through which the pollen tube
penetrates