Words Like OVARY
We have put together a list of words that are similar to OVARY.
1 Alternative Words Similar to ovary
10 definitions of ovary
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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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The essential female reproductive organ in which the ova are produced. See Illust. of Discophora.
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the organ that bears the ovules of a flower
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(vertebrates) one of usually two organs that produce ova and secrete estrogen and progesterone
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The usually paired female or hermaphroditic reproductive organ that produces ova and, in vertebrates, estrogen and progesterone.
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Botany The ovule-bearing lower part of a pistil that ripens into a fruit.
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That part of a female animal in which ova, eggs, or germs are generated and matured; the essential female organ of reproduction, corresponding to the testes of the male; the female genital gland or germ-gland; the ovarium.
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In botany, a closed case or receptacle, the lower section of the pistil, inclosing the ovules or young seeds, and ultimately becoming the fruit.
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Of or pertaining to an ovation.
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A female reproductive organ, often paired, that produces ova and in mammals secretes the hormones estrogen and progesterone.