Associations to the word «Ovary»

Wiktionary

OVARY, noun. (anatomy) A female reproductive organ, often paired, that produces ova and in mammals secretes the hormones estrogen and progesterone.
OVARY, noun. (botany) The lower part of a pistil or carpel that bears ovules and ripens into fruit.

Dictionary definition

OVARY, noun. The organ that bears the ovules of a flower.
OVARY, noun. (vertebrates) one of usually two organs that produce ova and secrete estrogen and progesterone.

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche