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1. Ovary
   the swollen bottom part of the pistil that contains the ovules or immature seeds.
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2. ovary
   In flowering plants, the part of the flower which encloses the ovules. When the ovary matures, it becomes the fruit.
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3. Ovary
   The ovary is a female gonad.
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4. ovary
   Female sexual gland in which the ova, or eggs, are formed.
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5. Ovary
   In plants, that part of the pistil, usually the enlarged base, which contains the ovules and eventually becomes the fruit. The female reproductive structure that produces or contains the egg.
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6. ovary
   (Variation and inheritance) one of the two reproductive organs (ovaries) which produce eggs (ova) and sex hormones
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7. ovary
   [n] - the organ that bears the ovules of a flower 2. [n] - one of usually two organs that produce ova and (in vertebrates) secrete estrogen and progesterone
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8. Ovary
   The hollow basal region of a carpel, containing one or more ovlues. Several carpels may be fused to form a compound ovary.
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9. Ovary
   The protective envelope for the ovules.
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10. Ovary
    (Ovaries) Glands either side of the womb in women. Produce eggs and the female sex hormones.
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11. Ovary
    An organ that makes female sex cells, and the hormones oestrogen and progesterone
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12. Ovary
    The female gonad.
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13. Ovary
    Ovary: The female gonad, the ovary is one of a pair of reproductive glands in women. They are located in the pelvis, one on each side of the uterus. Each ovary is about the size and shape of an almond. The ovaries produce eggs (ova) and female hormones. During each monthly menstrual cycle, an egg is released from one ovary. The egg travels from the …
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14. Ovary
    in the base of the flower is the ovary,which gives rise to the developping fruit. Category: Botany and zoology
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15. Ovary
    O"va·ry noun ; plural Ovaries . [ New Latin ovarium , from Latin ovum egg: confer French ovaire . See Oval .] 1. (Botany) That part of the pistil which contains the seed, and in most flowering plants develops into the fruit. See Illust. of Flower . 2. (Zoology & Anat.) The essential female reproductive organ i …
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16. ovary
    <anatomy> One of two small oval bodies situated on either side of the uterus on the posterior surface of the broad ligament. The structures in which the ova (eggs) are developed and released during ovulation. ... (05 Jan 1998) ...
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17. ovary
    noun (vertebrates) one of usually two organs that produce ova and secrete estrogen and progesterone
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18. ovary
    noun the organ that bears the ovules of a flower
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19. Ovary
    An `ovary` is an egg-producing reproductive organ found in female organisms. It is often found in pairs as part of the vertebrate female reproductive system. Ovaries in females are homologous to testes in males. The term gonads refers to the ovaries in females and testes in males.
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20. Ovary
    An `ovary` is an egg-producing reproductive organ found in female organisms. It is often found in pairs as part of the vertebrate female reproductive system. Ovaries in females are homologous to testes in males. The term gonads refers to the ovaries in females and testes in males.
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21. ovary
    (o´vә-re) the female gonad; either of the pair of sex glands in the female in which the oocytes are formed. One is on either side of the uterus, usually near the lateral pelvic wall next to the anterior superior iliac spine. The ovaries have two basic functions: ovulation and the production of hormones (chie...
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22. Ovary
    • (n.) The essential female reproductive organ in which the ova are produced. See Illust. of Discophora. • (n.) That part of the pistil which contains the seed, and in most flowering plants develops into the fruit. See Illust. of Flower.
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23. ovary
    in botany, enlarged basal portion of the pistil, the female organ of a flower. The ovary contains ovules, which develop into seeds upon ... [12 related articles]
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24. ovary
    in zoology, female reproductive organ in which sex cells (eggs or ova) are produced. The usually paired ovaries of female vertebrates produce both ... [22 related articles]
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25. ovary
    One of the paired female reproductive glands containing the ova or germ cells; the ovaries stroma is a vascular connective tissue containing numbers of ovarian follicles enclosing the ova; surrounding this stroma is a more condensed layer of stroma called the tunica albuginea. Syn: ovarium TA, genital gland 2, female gonad [Mod. L. ovarium, fr. ov...
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