Definitions for ovary

ovary o·va·ry

Spelling: [oh-vuh-ree]
IPA: /ˈoʊ və ri/

Ovary is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 48 anagrams from letters in ovary (aorvy).

Definitions for ovary

noun

  1. Anatomy, Zoology. the female gonad or reproductive gland, in which the ova and the hormones that regulate female secondary sex characteristics develop.
  2. Botany. the enlarged lower part of the pistil in angiospermous plants, enclosing the ovules or young seeds.

Origin of ovary

From the New Latin word ōvārium, dating back to 1650-60. See ovum, -ary

Examples for ovary

Solution of calyx from ovary, 77—Of stamens from petals, 82.

Pontidera thought that its office was to keep the ovary in a moist condition.

The ovule is a part of every ovary just as the pollen is a part of every anther.

The lower part of the bract forms a sheath which encloses the ovary.

The pistil is divided into three parts, ovary, style, and stigma.

The storehouse for the seeds they call the 'ovary,' from the Latin ovum, an egg.

The column and ovary of this flower were in their normal condition.

We have seen that the ovule from the ovary is the female egg, or principle.

The pistil is generally divisible into the ovary or germen, the style and the stigma.

Instead of 'ovary,' I shall say 'Treasury' (for a seed isn't an egg, but it is a treasure).

Word Value for ovary
Scrable

11

Words with friends

11

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