Ovary Definition

ōvə-rē
ovaries
noun
A female reproductive gland producing eggs and, in vertebrates, sex hormones.
Webster's New World
An analogous gland in an invertebrate animal, such as a flatworm or a mollusk.
American Heritage Medicine
The enlarged, hollow part of the pistil or gynoecium, containing ovules.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Ovary

Noun

Singular:
ovary
Plural:
ovaries

Origin of Ovary

  • New Latin ōvārium from Latin ōvum egg awi- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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