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

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras