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# ovary

noun (an ovary, ovaries)

«ovary» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. In female animals and people, an ovary is one of the organs that make egg cells. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ovary/#m1)
2. In a flower, the ovary is the part at the base that holds the seeds before they grow; it becomes the fruit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ovary/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science lessons on plants, the parts of a flower include petals, stamen, stigma, style and ovary; after pollination, the ovary grows into a fruit. In health lessons, women have two ovaries.

### Examples

- The ovary is at the bottom of the flower. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ovary/#x1)
- After pollination, the ovary becomes a fruit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ovary/#x2)
- A woman has two ovaries. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ovary/#x3)
- Inside the ovary are tiny ovules that become seeds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ovary/#x4)
- We cut the flower open to see the ovary. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ovary/#x5)
- Ovaries make egg cells. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ovary/#x6)

### Note

Plural: ovaries (y to ies). Begins with a vowel sound: "an ovary". Related: ovum (egg cell), ovule.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «ovary» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ovary/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«ovary» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ovary.html) on Mova free.