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From ovule + -ary, earliest use found in John Lindley (1799–1865), botanist and horticulturist.
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Today it means: The structure that contains an ovule or ovules in a flowering plant. Full definition →
From ovule + -ary, earliest use found in John Lindley (1799–1865), botanist and horticulturist.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.