viljastumise järel seemneks arenev taime struktuur, mis katteseemnetaimedes paikneb sigimikus, paljasseemnetaimedes katmata kujul modifitseerunud lehtedel, megasporofüllidel
it is a structure in a plant, after fertilization the ovules develop into the seeds. In flowering plants, the ovule is located inside the portion of the flower called the gynoecium. In gymnosperms such as conifers, ovules are borne on the surface of an ovuliferous (ovule-bearing) scale, usually within an ovulate cone (also called megastrobilus). In some extinct plants (e.g. Pteridosperms), megasporangia and perhaps ovules were borne on the surface of leaves.
