Ovary

['əʊv(ə)rɪ] or ['ovəri]

Definition

(noun.) (vertebrates) one of usually two organs that produce ova and secrete estrogen and progesterone.

(noun.) the organ that bears the ovules of a flower.

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Definition

(n.) That part of the pistil which contains the seed, and in most flowering plants develops into the fruit. See Illust. of Flower.

(n.) The essential female reproductive organ in which the ova are produced. See Illust. of Discophora.

Checker: Phyllis

Definition

n. the part of the female animal in which the egg of the offspring is formed the female genital gland: (bot.) the part of the pistil which contains the seed.—n.pl. O′va eggs.—adjs. Ovā′rial Ovā′rian of or pertaining to the ovary.—ns. Ovā′riōle; Ovariot′omist; Ovariot′omy (surg.) the removal of a diseased tumour from the ovary.—adj. Ovā′rious consisting of eggs.—n. Ovarī′tis inflammation of the ovary.

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