pollen tube

/ˌpɑlən tub/
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Definitions of pollen tube
  1. noun
    (botany) a slender tubular outgrowth from a pollen grain when deposited on the stigma for a flower; it penetrates the style and conveys the male gametes to the ovule
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    type of:
    plant part, plant structure
    any part of a plant or fungus
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