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English noun: ovary

1. ovary (plant) the organ that bears the ovules of a flower


Broader (hypernym)reproductive structure


Part holonymplacenta


Part meronymbloom, 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 holonymarteria ovarica, Graafian follicle, ovarian artery


Part meronymfemale reproductive system


Domain categorycraniate, vertebrate









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