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ovary

/ˈoʊvəɹi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.94 in modern English

Syllables
ovary
IPA
/ˈoʊvəɹi/
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A female reproductive organ, often paired, that produces ova in most animals, and in mammals, secretes the hormones estrogen and progesterone.

noun

The lower part of a pistil or carpel that bears ovules and ripens into fruit.

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Etymology

From New Latin ovarium, from Medieval Latin ovaria (“bird ovary”), from Latin ovum (“egg”). Doublet of ovarium.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈoʊvəɹi/
  • British English: /ˈəʊvəɹi/

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

ovaries (plural)

Derived Forms

ovarial ovarialgia ovarian ovariectomy ovaried ovariole ovaritis ovaryless periovary

Phrases

Chinese hamster ovary cell -gov- polycystic ovary syndrome

Synonyms

ovarium

Questions

How do you pronounce ovary?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈoʊvəɹi/.
What does ovary mean?
A female reproductive organ, often paired, that produces ova in most animals, and in mammals, secretes the hormones estrogen and progesterone.
Where does ovary come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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