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Ovary
/ˈəʊvəɹi/
A female reproductive organ, often paired, that produces ova and in mammals secretes the hormones estrogen and progesterone.
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noun
- 1
A female reproductive organ, often paired, that produces ova and in mammals secretes the hormones estrogen and progesterone.
"The male testicles are homologous to the female ovaries."
- 2
The lower part of a pistil or carpel that bears ovules and ripens into fruit.
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