植しょく物ぶつ極きょく

noun

vegetal pole

In embryology, the part of an egg opposite the animal pole, containing more yolk and less active cytoplasm. Often contrasted with 動物極 (animal pole).

See also: 動物極

• 卵らんの植しょく物ぶつ極きょくには卵らん黄おうが多おおく含ふくまれている。

  The vegetal pole of the egg contains a lot of yolk.