pollen tube
| Outgrowth from a pollen grain that grows towards the ovule, following germination of the grain on the stigma. In angiosperms (flowering plants) the pollen tube reaches the ovule by growing down through the style, carrying the male gametes inside. The gametes are discharged into the ovule and one fertilizes the egg cell. |
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