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Date: 1600-1700
Language: Modern Latin
Origin: ovarium, from Latin ovum; OVUM

ovary

 noun
     
Related topics: Biology, Human, Plants
o‧va‧ry plural ovaries [countable]
1HB the part of a female that produces eggs
2HBP the part of a female plant that produces seeds
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