pollen tube
noun Botany.
the protoplasmic tube that is extruded from a germinating pollen grain and grows toward the ovule.
Origin of pollen tube
First recorded in 1825–35
Words nearby pollen tube
pollen brush,
pollen count,
pollen grain,
pollen mother cell,
pollen sac,
pollen tube,
pollenosis,
pollera,
pollero,
pollex,
pollice verso
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British Dictionary definitions for pollen tube
pollen tube
noun
a hollow tubular outgrowth that develops from a pollen grain after pollination, grows down the style to the ovule, and conveys male gametes to the egg cell
Scientific definitions for pollen tube
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.