Ovule vs. Seed

Main Difference
The main difference between Ovule and seed is that ovule is a female gametophyte that after fertilization transforms into seed where the seed is an embryonic plant which is encapsulated in a covering.

Difference Between Ovule and Seed

Ovule vs. Seed

The ovule is present in the flower or ovary whereas seed is present in the fully developed fruit.

Ovule vs. Seed

Ovule has an outer covering which is known as integument whereas seed has an outer cover called as a testa.

Ovule vs. Seed

Ovule uses helium to attaches itself with funiculus whereas seed uses helium to attachés itself with fruit.

Ovule vs. Seed

Ovule has cotyledon called nucellus whereas cotyledon of seed provides it food.

Ovule vs. Seed

Ovule has micropile which provides an entrance for the pollen whereas seed has micropile which includes entrance for water.

Ovule vs. Seed

Ovule has an embryo sac which acts as a house for nuclei whereas in embryo sac of seed egg cell fuses with the pollen to form a zygote.

Ovule vs. Seed

In ovule, the funicle is used to attach ovule with the placenta whereas, in seed, funicle is used to connect it with the fruit

Ovulenoun

(botany) The structure in a plant that develops into a seed after fertilization; the megasporangium of a seed plant with its enclosing integuments.

Seednoun

(countable) A fertilized grain, initially encased in a fruit, which may grow into a mature plant.

If you plant a seed in the spring, you may have a pleasant surprise in the autumn.

Ovulenoun

(zoology) An immature ovum in mammals.

Seednoun

A fertilized ovule, containing an embryonic plant.

Ovulenoun

a small body that contains the female germ cell of a plant; develops into a seed after fertilization

Seednoun

(uncountable) An amount of fertilized grain that cannot be readily counted.

The entire field was covered with geese eating the freshly sown seed.

Ovulenoun

a small or immature ovum

Seednoun

(uncountable) Semen.

A man must use his seed to start and raise a family.

Seednoun

A precursor.

the seed of an idea; which idea was the seed (idea)?

Seednoun

(countable) The initial state, condition or position of a changing, growing or developing process; the ultimate precursor in a defined chain of precursors.

Seednoun

The initial position of a competitor or team in a tournament. (seed position)

The team with the best regular season record receives the top seed in the conference tournament.

Seednoun

The competitor or team occupying a given seed. (seed position)

The rookie was a surprising top seed.

Seednoun

Initialization state of a pseudorandom number generator (PRNG). (seed number)

If you use the same seed you will get exactly the same pattern of numbers.

Seednoun

Commercial message in a creative format placed on relevant sites on the Internet. (seed idea or seed message)

The latest seed has attracted a lot of users in our online community.

Seednoun

Offspring, descendants, progeny.

the seed of Abraham

Seednoun

Race; generation; birth.

Seednoun

A small bubble formed in imperfectly fused glass.

Seedverb

(transitive) To plant or sow an area with seeds.

I seeded my lawn with bluegrass.

Seedverb

(transitive) To cover thinly with something scattered; to ornament with seedlike decorations.

Seedverb

(transitive) To start; to provide, assign or determine the initial resources for, position of, state of.

A venture capitalist seeds young companies.The tournament coordinator will seed the starting lineup with the best competitors from the qualifying round.The programmer seeded fresh, uncorrupted data into the database before running unit tests.

Seedverb

To allocate a seeding to a competitor.

Seedverb

To leave (files) available for others to download through peer-to-peer file sharing protocols (e.g. BitTorrent).

Seedverb

(intransitive) To be qualified to compete, especially in a quarter-final, semi-final, or final.

The tennis player seeded into the quarters.

Seedverb

(intransitive) To produce seed.

Seedverb

(intransitive) To grow to maturity.

Seedverb

To ejaculate inside the penetratee during intercourse, especially in the rectum.

Seedverb

(dialectal) see

Seednoun

a small hard fruit

Seednoun

a mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat or testa

Seednoun

one of the outstanding players in a tournament

Seednoun

anything that provides inspiration for later work

Seednoun

the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

Seedverb

go to seed; shed seeds;

The dandelions went to seed

Seedverb

help (an enterprise) in its early stages of development by providing seed money

Seedverb

bear seeds

Seedverb

place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth;

She sowed sunflower seeds

Seedverb

distribute (players or teams) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds

Seedverb

sprinkle with silver iodide particles to disperse and cause rain;

seed clouds

Seedverb

inoculate with microorganisms

Seedverb

remove the seeds from;

seed grapes

Comparison Chart

Ovule	Seed
The ovule is the part of the ovary of seed plants which contains the female germ cell and after fertilization becomes the seed	A seed is an embryonic plant enclosed in the outer covering
Location in a Plant
In flower and the ovary	In fruit
Outer Covering
The outer covering is the integument	The outer cover is the testa
The Helium
Through helium, ovule attaches itself with the funiculus	Through helium, seed attaches itself with fruit
The Cotyledon
The nucellus is cotyledon in the ovule	Provides food to the seed
The Micropile
Provides entrance for the pollen	Provides opening for the water
The embryo
Acts as a house for nuclei	Egg cell fuses with the pollen to form a zygote
The Funicle
Attaches the ovule to the placenta	Attaches the seed with the fruit

Ovule vs. Seed

The ovule is the part of the pistil in a plant and hence located in flower means in the ovary. A seed, on the other hand, is present in fully repined fruit. After fertilization, the ovary develops to form fruit, and the ovule becomes a seed. Outer covering in both ovule and seed protects against microorganisms and mechanical damage. In ovule, the outer cover is called integument. It protects the nuclear tissue of the ovule. Whereas in the case of seed, the outer covering is called testa which is harder and provides protection to the delicate inner structures of a seed? The helium is a small point present on the surface of both ovule and seed. In ovule, helium is the point at which the body of the ovule is attached to the funiculus. In contrast, in seed, helium is the point at which the seed attaches itself to the fruit. Helium on the seed can be identifying as a black scar.

Cotyledon is a seed leaf which is essential for the food collection. In ovule, the parenchymatous cells (nucellus) store food which is used by the embryo sac for its development. In the case of seed, cotyledon plays the role of providing food for the seed as cotyledon is highly packed with starch. The micropile is a small opening on the surface of ovule and seed. In ovule, micropile provides an entrance for the pollen into ovule to carry out the process of fertilization. While in seed, micropile provides entry for water which is essential for its germination.

What is Ovule?

The ovule is a part of the female reproductive organ in seed plants. It is the place where female sexual cells are made and located and after it develops into a seed after fertilization and the seed forms a complete plant. Ovules are located in ovaries at the bottom of the vase-like part, the carpel, which has a neck called style and an opening called stigma. After fertilization, ovule starts to swell, and its wall starts to get tough to prepare a seed, and its walls begin to grow around it and become the fruit. Some plants like avocado have a single ovule in ovary while in some plants; there are many ovaries which develop into many seeds. Another aspect that plants differ from each other regarding the ovule is the place where the ovules are present. In gymnosperms, ovules are found on the scales of female cones while in angiosperm, ovules are present inside the ovary within the carpel.

The ovule plays a vital function in sexual production. Once pollen falls on the stigma of a flower, it sends a pollen tube down through the style. This tube enters into the ovary and reaches the ovule of the plant. Once this process starts, fertilization arises as the nucleus of the pollen is sent down into the tube to merge with the nucleus in the embryo sac. Components of an ovule are the nucellus, integument, the female gametophyte. Ovules have classified into six categories based on shapes; orthotropous, anatropous, Hemi anatropous, campylotropous, amphitropous and cirinotropous,

What is Seed?

The seed is an essential part of any plant. The ovule after fertilization forms seed. The embryo is made up of a radicle, embryonal axis, and one or two cotyledons. Seeds are found in fruits and can be converted into new plants when planted. A seed is of two types; monocotyledonous seed and dicotyledonous seed. As the name is depicting, a monocotyledonous seed has only one cotyledon. There is only one covering of the seed coat. The monocotyledonous seed has the following parts; seed coat, endosperm, aleurone layer, embryo, scutellum, embryonic axis, and coleoptile. Unlike monocotyledonous, the dicotyledonous seed has the following elements; seed coat, helium, microphone, embryo, cotyledon, radicle, and endosperm. Seeds are produced in various related groups of plants and manner if different from angiosperms from the gymnosperm. In angiosperms, seeds are enclosed in fruits whereas, in gymnosperm, seeds are naked.