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aperture vs micropyle

micropyle vs aperture

aperture and micropyle both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
aperture Yes No No No
micropyle Yes No No No
As nouns, micropyle is a hyponym of aperture; that is, micropyle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than aperture:
  • aperture: a natural opening in something
  • micropyle: minute opening in the wall of an ovule through which the pollen tube enters
Other hyponyms of aperture include pupil, pore, stoma, stomate.
aperture (noun) micropyle (noun)
an man-made opening; usually small minute opening in the wall of an ovule through which the pollen tube enters
a device that controls amount of light admitted
a natural opening in something
Difference between aperture and micropyle

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