Definition of Ovry
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. (Zoöl. & Anat.) The essential
female reproductive organ in which the ova are produced. See
Illust. of Discophora.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (anatomy) a female reproductive organ, often paired, that produces ova and secretes the hormones estrogen and progesterone
- (botany) the lower part of a pistil that bears ovules and ripens into fruit
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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