ovary
/ˈoʊvəri/
noun
- One of the two female reproductive organs that produce eggs and hormones such as estrogen and progesterone.
- The ovaries play a key role in fertility and overall hormonal balance.
- She had an ultrasound to check the health of her ovaries.
- The ovaries release an egg each month during a woman's menstrual cycle.
- The part of a flowering plant that contains the ovules and develops into fruit after fertilization.
- In a flower, the ovary is located at the base of the pistil.
- The tomato's ovary develops into the fleshy part we eat.
- After pollination, the ovary swells and becomes the fruit.
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