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polar nucleus

–noun
Botany. either of two female haploid nuclei, in the embryo sac of flowers, that fuse to produce a diploid nucleus, which combines with a male nucleus to form the endosperm.

Origin:
1880–85
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polar nucleus  
n.  Either of two nuclei located centrally in a flowering plant embryo sac that eventually fuse to form the endosperm nucleus.
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