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ovaries

Variant of ovary

noun pl. ovaries

  1. Anat., Zool. a female reproductive gland producing eggs and, in vertebrates, sex hormones
  2. Bot. the enlarged, hollow part of the pistil or gynoecium, containing ovules

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