Cell Component
pollen tube
pol·len tube
Definitions related to pollen tube:
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A growth from a pollen grain down into the flower style which allows two sperm to pass, one to the ovum within the ovule, and the other to the central cell of the ovule to produce endosperm of SEEDS.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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A tubular cell projection that is part of a pollen tube cell and extends from a pollen grain.Gene Ontology DictionaryGene Ontology Consortium, 2021
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