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Webster 1913 Edition
Ovary
O′va-ry
(ō′vȧ-ry̆)
, Noun.
pl.
Ovaries
(ō′vȧ-rĭz)
. 1.
(Bot.)
That part of the pistil which contains the seed, and in most flowering plants develops into the fruit. See Illust. of
Flower
. 2.
(Zool. & Anat.)
The essential female reproductive organ in which the ova are produced. See Illust. of
Discophora
. Webster 1828 Edition
Ovary
O'VARY
,Noun.
The part of a female animal in which the eggs are formed or lodged; or the part in which the fetus is supposed to be formed.
Definition 2024
ovary
ovary
English
Noun
ovary (plural ovaries)
- (anatomy) A female reproductive organ, often paired, that produces ova and in mammals secretes the hormones estrogen and progesterone.
- The male testicles are homologous to the female ovaries.
- (botany) The lower part of a pistil or carpel that bears ovules and ripens into fruit.
Derived terms
Translations
female organ
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botanical organ