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Ovary

noun

(pl. ovaries)

The organ that bears the ovules of a flower.

(vertebrates) one of usually two organs that produce ova and secrete estrogen and progesterone.

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"Ovary" Quotes from Famous Books

... great capacity for work, has been shown to be associated with hypertrophy of the cortex. In women, there is a degree of masculinity, as the adrenal in women makes for masculinity, neutralising more or less the specifically feminine influences of the internal secretions of the ovary. Such women possess a vigor and energy above the normal, and command responsible positions in society, not only among their own sex, but also among men. They are the ones who, in the present overturn ...

— The Glands Regulating Personality • Louis Berman, M.D.

... into a muscular oesophagus which opens into a straight intestine terminating in an anus, which is said to be dorsal in position. The sexes are distinct. The testis is single, and its duct opens into the intestine and is provided with two chitinous spicules. The ovary is also single, opening independently and anterior to the anus. The nervous system is ...

— Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 - "Demijohn" to "Destructor" • Various

Words linked to "Ovary" : arteria ovarica, gonad, sex gland, blossom, bloom, ovarian artery, female reproductive system, placenta, ovarian, female internal reproductive organ, Graafian follicle, craniate, vertebrate, flower, reproductive structure