NOUN | plant | ovary | the organ that bears the ovules of a flower |
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body | ovary | (vertebrates) one of usually two organs that produce ova and secrete estrogen and progesterone |
Sounds | ow'veriy | |
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Rhymes | accessory ... worry: 201 rhymes with eriy... |
Meaning | The organ that bears the ovules of a flower. | |
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Part of | flower, bloom, blossom | reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts |
Parts | placenta | That part of the ovary of a flowering plant where the ovules form |
Broader | reproductive structure | The parts of a plant involved in its reproduction |
Spanish | ovario | |
Catalan | ovari |
Meaning | (vertebrates) one of usually two organs that produce ova and secrete estrogen and progesterone. | |
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Category | vertebrate, craniate | animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium |
Part of | female reproductive system | The reproductive system of females |
Parts | Graafian follicle | A vascular body in a mammalian ovary enclosing a developing egg |
ovarian artery, arteria ovarica | The artery that branches from the aorta and supplies blood to the ovaries | |
Broader | female internal reproductive organ | The reproductive organs of a woman |
gonad, sex gland | A gland in which gametes (sex cells) are produced | |
Spanish | ovario | |
Catalan | ovari | |
Adjectives | ovarian | of or involving the ovaries |
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