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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ovary \O"va*ry\, n.; pl {Ovaries}. [NL. ovarium, fr L. ovum
egg: cf F. ovaire See {Oval}.]
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. (Zo["o]l. & Anat.) The essential female reproductive organ
in which the ova are produced. See Illust. of
{Discophora}.
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