About The Word Ovary

Bay Area Crosswords

Learn about the word Ovary to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Ovary definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Ovary

Ovary Meaning & Definition
Ovary Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Ovary?

[n] one of usually two organs that produce ova and (in vertebrates) secrete estrogen and progesterone
[n] the organ that bears the ovules of a flower

Synonyms | Synonyms for Ovary:

Related Terms | Find terms related to Ovary: bag | ballocks | balls | basket | beard | breasts | cervix | clitoris | cod | cods | cullions | family jewels | female organs | genitalia | genitals | gonads | labia | labia majora | labia minora | lingam | lips | male organs | meat | nuts | nymphae | penis | phallus | private parts | privates | privy parts | pubic hair | pudenda | reproductive organs | rocks | scrotum | secondary sex characteristic | sex organs | spermary | testes | testicles | uterus | vagina | vulva | womb | yoni

See Also | arteria ovarica | bloom | blossom | female internal reproductive organ | female reproductive system | flower | gonad | Graafian follicle | ovarian artery | placenta | reproductive structure

Ovary In Webster's Dictionary

\O"va*ry\, n.; pl. {Ovaries}. [NL. ovarium, fr. L. ovum egg: cf. F. ovaire. See {Oval}.] 1. (Bot.) That part of the pistil which contains the seed, and in most flowering plants develops into the fruit. See Illust. of {Flower}. 2. (Zo["o]l. & Anat.) The essential female reproductive organ in which the ova are produced. See Illust. of {Discophora}.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

  • Elementary school ‐ a school for young children; usually the first 6…
  • Press stud ‐ a fastener used…
  • Butterfly valve ‐ a valve in a carburetor that consists of a disc that turns and…
  • Cuirass ‐ medieval body armor that covers the…
  • Stole ‐ a wide scarf worn about their…
  • European perch ‐ a perch native…
  • Anseriformes ‐ ducks; geese; swans;…
  • Tepic ‐ a city in west…
  • Actinomycin ‐ any of various red antibiotics isolated from…
  • Pluckiness ‐ the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible…