ovary

Noun

Meaning

That part of the pistil which contains the seed, and in most flowering plants develops into the fruit. See Illust. of Flower.

The essential female reproductive organ in which the ova are produced. See Illust. of Discophora.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

china berry chinese chino fruit ovum pistil lingam oxidation metabolism capsule nut pod germ ovarian
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Antonyms

tail vagina

Hypernyms

gonad sex gland reproductive structure female internal reproductive organ

Phrases with the word

Chinese hamster ovary cell ligament of ovary cancer of ovary fluid-filled pocket inside an ovary fluid-filled pocket on an ovary fluid-filled sac on an ovary

Derivatives

ovaries

Anagrams

Yavor

Examples

People forget we come from an embryo and we're part sperm and part ovary. We have both sides in us. Michelle Rodriguez

It struck me what we should be trying to do was pluck the egg from the ovary and fertilise it in the laboratory. We could do this in animals increasingly... this was the way to go in the human species. Robert Edwards

Come hell or high water, there's no frigging way I'm going to let one ovary bring the government down. Carolyn Parrish

According to the Rotterdam criteria, 12 or more small follicles should be seen in an ovary on ultrasound examination. Source: Internet

After pollination, a tube grows from the pollen through the stigma into the ovary to the ovule and two sperm are transferred from the pollen to the megagametophyte. Source: Internet

As the pollen tube grows, it makes its way from the stigma, down the style and into the ovary. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

ovaritis ovarium ovarium masculinum ovaryless ovastacin ovate