ovary Definition

ovary
noun ovaries

1. In a female animal: the reproductive organ in which the ova are produced. In vertebrates there are two ovaries, and they also produce oestrogen.
2. bot.
The enlarged hollow base of the carpel of a flower, which contains one or more ovules, the outer layer of which develops into a fruit after fertilization.

Derivative: ovarian
adj

Etymology: 17c: from Latin ovarium, from ovum egg.