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ovary

o·va·ry [ ṓvəree ] (plural o·va·ries)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. female reproductive organ: either of the two female reproductive organs that produce eggs and, in vertebrates, also produce the sex hormones estrogen and progesterone

2. part of flower: the lower part of a pistil that bears ovules and ripens into a fruit

[Mid-17th century. < modern Latin ovarium< Latin ovum "egg"]

o·var·i·an [ ō vérree ən ] adjective
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