vegetal pole

vegetal pole   n.   Embryology The portion of an egg that is opposite the animal pole and that contains most of the yolk.

Main Entry: vegetal pole
Function: noun
: the point on the surface of an egg that is diametrically opposite to the animal pole and usually marks the center of theprotoplasm containing more yolk, dividing more slowly and into larger blastomeres than that about the animal pole, and giving rise to the hypoblast of the embryo

vegetal pole n.
The part of a telolecithal egg in which the bulk of the yolk is situated. Also called vitelline pole.