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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024o•var•i•an (ō vâr′ē ən),USA pronunciation adj. - Anatomy, Zoologyof or pertaining to an ovary.
Also, o•var′i•al. WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024o•va•ry /ˈoʊvəri/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -ries. - Anatomy, Zoologyan organ that is the part of the female reproductive system in which the ova and the female sex hormones develop.
- Botanythe larger, lower part of the pistil in flowering plants that surrounds the ovules or new seeds.
o•var•i•an /oʊˈvɛriən/USA pronunciation adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024o•va•ry (ō′və rē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ries. - Anatomy, Zoologythe female gonad or reproductive gland, in which the ova and the hormones that regulate female secondary sex characteristics develop.
- Botanythe enlarged lower part of the pistil in angiospermous plants, enclosing the ovules or young seeds.
- Neo-Latin ōvārium. See ovum, -ary
- 1650–60
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