micropyle

micropyle is a 9-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: An opening in the membranes surrounding the ovum, by which nutrition is assisted and the entrance of the spermatozoa permitted. Face value is 18 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 18 · Words With Friends 21 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. An opening in the membranes surrounding the ovum, by which nutrition is assisted and the entrance of the spermatozoa permitted.
2. noun. An opening in the outer coat of a seed, through which the fecundating pollen enters the ovule.
3. noun. minute opening in the wall of an ovule through which the pollen tube enters

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in micropyle:

polymeric

Common word forms

micropyles

Words from these letters

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