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ovary |
2 definitions found 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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: ovary n 1: the organ that bears the ovules of a flower 2: one of usually two organs that produce ova and (in vertebrates) secrete estrogen and progesterone
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