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Word entry · 5 letters

ovary

Best crossword clue

"Egg organ"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈəʊvəɹi/Part of speech nounSorted aorvyStarts with OEnds with Y1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. (vertebrates) one of usually two organs that produce ova and secrete estrogen and progesterone

Word origin

From New Latin ovarium, from Medieval Latin ovaria (“bird ovary”), from Latin ovum (“egg”). Doublet of ovarium.

Used in a sentence

  • The male testicles are homologous to the female ovaries.

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