ovum

(ōvəm)

noun pl. ova

  1. Biol. a mature female germ cell which, generally only after fertilization, develops into a new member of the same species; female gamete; egg
  2. Archit. an egg-shaped ornament

Origin: L, egg

See ovum in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. o·va (ōˈvə)
The female reproductive cell or gamete of animals; egg.

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Origin: Latin ōvum, egg; see awi- in Indo-European roots

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