English noun: ovary | |||
1. | ovary (plant) the organ that bears the ovules of a flower | ||
Broader (hypernym) | reproductive structure | ||
Part holonym | placenta | ||
Part meronym | bloom, blossom, flower | ||
2. | ovary (body) (vertebrates) one of usually two organs that produce ova and secrete estrogen and progesterone | ||
Broader (hypernym) | female internal reproductive organ, gonad, sex gland | ||
Part holonym | arteria ovarica, Graafian follicle, ovarian artery | ||
Part meronym | female reproductive system | ||
Domain category | craniate, vertebrate | ||