ovary

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noun

1. the organ that bears the ovules of a flower
• Hypernyms:
reproductive structure
• Part Holonyms:
flower, bloom, blossom
• Part Meronyms:
placenta
2. (vertebrates) one of usually two organs that produce ova and secrete estrogen and progesterone
• Derivationally related forms:
ovarian
• Topics:
vertebrate, craniate
• Hypernyms:
female internal reproductive organ, gonad, sex gland
• Part Holonyms:
female reproductive system
• Part Meronyms:
ovarian artery, arteria ovarica, Graafian follicle