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pollen tube

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pollen tube
n.
The slender tube formed by the pollen grain that penetrates an ovule and releases the male gametes.
pollen tube
The slender tube that is formed after pollination by division of the tube cell in a pollen grain. The pollen tube penetrates the ovule and releases the male gametes.
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Noun1.pollen tubepollen tube - (botany) a slender tubular outgrowth from a pollen grain when deposited on the stigma for a flower; it penetrates the style and conveys the male gametes to the ovule
phytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plants
plant part, plant structure - any part of a plant or fungus


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