ovary

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   (vertebrates) one of usually two organs that produce ova and secrete estrogen and progesterone

   The ovary produces ova in many animals.

2. 2
   noun

   the organ that bears the ovules of a flower

   The ovary produces ova in many animals.

3. 3
   noun

   A female reproductive organ, often paired, that produces ova in most animals, and in mammals, secretes the hormones estrogen and progesterone.

   The male testicles are homologous to the female ovaries.

From New Latin ovarium, from Medieval Latin ovaria (“bird ovary”), from Latin ovum (“egg”). Doublet of ovarium.

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