Plant Ontology

Last uploaded: January 14, 2026
Id http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0020003
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0020003
Preferred Name

plant ovule

Definitions
A seed (PO:0009010) develops from a plant ovule. In angiosperms, a plant ovule is part of a plant ovary (PO:0009072). In conifers, a plant ovule is part of an ovuliferous scale (add term). If you are annotating to this structure for Zea mays or other grasses, please also add an annotation to the corresponding floret type. Choose the most specific term possible from: spikelet floret (PO:0009082), ear floret (PO:0006354), upper floret of pedicellate spikelet of ear (PO:0006350), upper floret of sessile spikelet of ear (PO:0006352). A plant organ (PO:0009008) that has as parts a nucellus (PO:0020020) in which a female gametophyte (PO:0025279) is located, one or two integuments (PO:0020021), and a funicle (PO:0020006).
Synonyms
胚珠 (Japanese, exact)
&#243vulo vegetal (Spanish, exact)
Poaceae ovule (narrow)
Zea ovule (narrow)
Type http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
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