ovarium

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/ə(ʊ)ˈvɛːrɪəm/

noun

An ovary.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

nounovarium (plural ovaria)

plural ovaria

  1. archaicAn ovary.

    […] racemes axillary, suprafoliaceous; ovarium glabrous.

    1834, George Don, A General System of Gardening and Botany, page 837

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Origin

From New Latin. Doublet of ovary.

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