embryo sac

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /ˈem-brē-ˌō sæk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /ˈem-brē-ˌō sæk/

Definitions of embryo sac words

noun embryo sac the structure within a plant ovule that contains the egg cell: develops from the megaspore and contains the embryo plant and endosperm after fertilization 0
noun embryo sac the female gametophyte of a flowering plant, consisting typically of a microscopic elongated sac that is situated within the ovule and contains eight nuclei in seven cells: it gives rise to the embryo and endosperm of the seed after fertilization 0

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embryo sac popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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