adjective
- relating to or derived from the nucellus of a plant ovule
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The nucellar tissue surrounds the embryo sac in flowering plants.
- Nucellar embryony occurs when embryos develop from nucellar cells rather than from fertilized eggs.
- Scientists studied the nucellar development in citrus fruits.
- The nucellar layer provides protection for the developing ovule.
- Nucellar polyembryony is common in certain plant species.