inferior ovary

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noun

Botany. an ovary positioned below the receptacle of a flower, as in members of the iris family.

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Origin of inferior ovary

First recorded in 1875–80

Some were blatantly inferior, he said, at times with metal shavings and burrs in the threads.
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Think about this: music is the only branch of the entertainment world to embrace progressively inferior technologies.
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While it came with multiple different preset control styles, it was still an inferior system.
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People listen to it on tinny cellphone speakers that are entirely inferior to what they had in lo-tech times of yore.
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Adderall is an inferior drug, asserts Hart, because of its side effects.
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Then we are again overgrown boys, beings of inferior race and incapable of being civilized.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
But closely allied to this subject, and not inferior to it in importance, stands that of Industrial Training.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
Dearer than the cigarritos are the cigars, which are not inferior to the best Havanna.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
He is thought to be little inferior to Racine in the merit of his dramatic compositions.
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But, glad as was the schemer, his delight and sense of freedom were much inferior to those of his misguided and unlucky partner.
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