mi|cro|pyle

mi|cro|pyle
mi|cro|pyle «MY kruh pyl», noun.
1. any one of the minute holes in the membrane covering the ovum of certain animals, through which spermatozoa enter.
2. the minute opening in the outer layer or layers of an ovule, through which pollen enters.
[< French micropyle < Greek mīkrós small + pýlē gate]

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