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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ova·ry \\ˈō-və-rē, ˈōv-rē\\ noun (plural -ries) ETYMOLOGY New Latin ovarium, from Latin ovum egg DATE 1658 1. one of the typically paired essential female reproductive organs that produce eggs and in vertebrates female sex hormones 2. the enlarged rounded usually basal portion of the pistil or gynoecium of an angiospermous plant that bears the ovules and consists of one or more carpels — see flower illustrationEnglish Etymology ovary 1650s, from Mod.L. ovarium "ovary" (16c.), from M.L. ovaria "the ovary of a bird" (13c.), from L. ovum "egg," from PIE *owyo-/*oyyo- "egg" (see egg). In classical L., ovarius meant "egg-keeper." Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ovary ovary / 5EuvEri; NAmE 5ou- / noun(pl. -ies) 1. either of the two organs in a woman's body that produce eggs; a similar organ in female animals, birds and fish 卵巢 2. the part of a plant that produces seeds (植物的)子房 • ovar·ian / Eu5veEriEn; NAmE ou5ver- / adj. [only before noun] : ovarian cancer 卵巢癌 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: ligament of the ovary , or polycystic ovary syndrome , or compound ovary ova·ry \ˈōv(ə)rē, -ri\ noun (-es) Etymology: New Latin ovarium, from Latin ovum egg + -arium -ary — more at egg 1. : the typically paired essential female reproductive organ that produces eggs and in vertebrates female sex hormones, that occurs in the adult human as an oval flattened body about one inch and one half long suspended from the dorsal surface of the broad ligament of either side, that arises from the Wolffian body, and that consists of a vascular fibrous stroma enclosing developing egg cells which in their later stages with nutricial structures constitute Graafian follicles 2. : the enlarged rounded usually basal portion of the pistil or gynoecium of an angiospermous plant that bears the ovules and consists of a single carpel or of several united carpels — see flower illustration |
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