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1. (n.) ovary
the female gonad or reproductive gland, in which the ova and the female sex hormones develop.
2. ovary
the enlarged lower part of the pistil in flowering plants enclosing the ovules or new seeds.
Etymology: (1650–60; < NL ōvārium)
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1. (noun) ovary
the organ that bears the ovules of a flower
2. (noun) ovary
(vertebrates) one of usually two organs that produce ova and secrete estrogen and progesterone
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1. Ovary
The reproductive organ (GONADS) in female animals. In vertebrates, the ovary contains two functional parts: the OVARIAN FOLLICLE for the production of female germ cells (OOGENESIS); and the endocrine cells (GRANULOSA CELLS; THECA CELLS; and LUTEAL CELLS) for the production of ESTROGENS and PROGESTERONE.
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Sense: the part of the female body in which eggs are formed.
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 Afrikaans: eierstok, ovarium |
 Arabic: مَبيض |
 Bulgarian: яйчник |
 Brazilian: ovário |
 Czech: vaječník |
 German: der Eierstock |
 Danish: æggestok; ovarium |
 Greek: ωοθήκη |
 Spanish: ovario |
 Estonian: munasari |
 Farsi: تخمدان |
 Finnish: munasarja |
 French: ovaire |
 Hebrew: שַׁחֲלָה |
 Hindi: अण्डाशय |
 Croatian: jajnik |
 Hungarian: petefészek |
 Indonesian: indung telur |
 Icelandic: eggjastokkur |
 Italian: ovaia |
 Japanese: 卵巣 |
 Korean: 난소 |
 Lithuanian: kiaušidė |
 Latvian: olnīca |
 Malay: ovari |
 Dutch: eierstok |
 Norwegian: eggstokk, ovarium |
 Polish: jajnik |
 Persian: تخمدان |
 Pashto: تخمدان |
 Portuguese: ovário |
 Romanian: ovar |
 Russian: яичник |
 Slovak: vaječník |
 Slovenian: jajčnik |
 Serbian: jajnik |
 Swedish: äggstock, ovarium |
 Thai: รังไข่ของสตรี |
 Turkish: yumurtalık |
 Taiwanese: 卵巢 |
 Ukrainian: яєчник |
 Urdu: بيضہ داني |
 Vietnamese: buồng trứng |
 Chinese: 卵巢 |
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