Main Entry:

ova·ry

Pronunciation:

\ˈō-və-rē, ˈōv-rē\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural ova·ries

Etymology:

New Latin ovarium, from Latin ovum egg

Date:

1658

1 : one of the typically paired essential female reproductive organs that produce eggs and in vertebrates female sex hormones 2 : the enlarged rounded usually basal portion of the pistil or gynoecium of an angiospermous plant that bears the ovules and consists of one or more carpels — see flower illustration