nucule


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nucule

(ˈnjuːkjuːl)
n
(Botany) a rare word for nutlet
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In this region the zone Xc is represented by a nucule formation (baculite marlite clay).
The correction to stratigraphy of the cretaceous formation in the Ohre region
Stoneworts disperse 'nucules' (Vines, 1878), a zygote surrounded by a layer of gametophytic cells.
The hypothesis is taken to include variants in which 'nucules' (zygotes surrounded by haploid cells) or early embryos are dispersed instead of naked zygotes.
Homologous versus antithetic alternation of generations and the origin of sporophytes
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