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(ō′vȧ-ry̆)

Noun.

;

pl.

Ovaries

(ō′vȧ-rĭz)

[NL.

ovarium

, fr. L.

ovum

egg: cf. F.

ovaire

. See

(Bot.)

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

(Zool. & Anat.)

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

Noun.

[L. ovarium, from ovum, an egg.]

The part of a female animal in which the eggs are formed or lodged; or the part in which the fetus is supposed to be formed.