Defenition of the word ovary

• Defenition of the word ovary

  • A female reproductive organ, often paired, that produces ova and in mammals secretes the hormones oestrogen and progesterone.
  • The lower part of a pistil or carpel that bears ovules and ripens into fruit.
  • one of usually two organs that produce ova and (in vertebrates) secrete estrogen and progesterone
  • the organ that bears the ovules of a flower
  • (vertebrates) one of usually two organs that produce ova and secrete estrogen and progesterone

Meronymys for the word ovary

• • arteria ovarica
  • bloom
  • blossom
  • female reproductive system
  • flower
  • Graafian follicle
  • ovarian artery
  • placenta

Hypernyms for the word ovary

• • ductless gland
  • endocrine gland
  • female internal reproductive organ
  • gonad
  • reproductive structure
  • sex gland

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