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ovum Definition


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ovum
noun ova
    1. biol.
      An unfertilized egg or egg cell produced by the ovary of an animal; a female gamete.
    2. bot.
      The non-motile female gamete.
Etymology: 18c in this sense: Latin, meaning ‘egg'.



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