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ovary
n. female reproductive organ wherein eggs are produced


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Ovary
For ovary as part of plants see ovary (plants) An ovary is an egg-producing reproductive organ found in female organisms. They are usually purple. It is often found in pairs as part of the vertebrate female reproductive system. Ovaries in females are homologous to testes in males. The term gonads refers to the ovaries in females and testes in males.
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Ovary
Ovary /ova·ry/ the female gonad: either of the paired female sexual glands in which oocytes are formed. [more]Ovary - Community and Resources

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ovary
Noun
1. the organ that bears the ovules of a flower
(hypernym) reproductive structure
(part-holonym) flower, bloom, blossom
(part-meronym) placenta
2. (vertebrates) one of usually two organs that produce ova and secrete estrogen and progesterone
(hypernym) female internal reproductive organ
(part-holonym) female reproductive system
(part-meronym) ovarian artery, arteria ovarica
(classification) vertebrate, craniate


Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Ovary
(n.)
The essential female reproductive organ in which the ova are produced. See Illust. of Discophora.
  
 
(n.)
That part of the pistil which contains the seed, and in most flowering plants develops into the fruit. See Illust. of Flower.
  

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