Integuments encircle the nucellus except at the tip where a small opening is present called:
Integuments encircle the nucellus except at the tip where a small opening is present called micropyle.
Enclosed within the integuments is a mass of cells called the nucellus.
Opposite the micropylar end, is the chalaza, representing the basal part of the ovule.
The body of the ovule fuses with funicle in the region called hilum.