ova

American  

[oh-vuh] / ˈoʊ və /

noun

1. the plural of ovum.

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ova British  

/ ˈəʊvə /

noun

1. the plural of ovum

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ova Cultural  

1. sing. ovum The female sex cells, produced in the ovary and released during ovulation; the eggs. An ovum must normally be fertilized (see fertilization) to develop into a new living thing.

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Example Sentences

A female has a system “developed to produce ova” while a male has a system “developed to fertilize” that ova.

From Washington Times

The bill defines female as having XX chromosomes, and a reproductive and endocrine system that produces or would produce ova, or eggs.

From Seattle Times

For example, in many mammal species, ova producers do most of the infant care.

From Scientific American

Rather, after trying and failing at different hustles, and like so many others in this movie — who sell suits and snake oil, human ova and baby formula — she now has something of exchange value.

From New York Times

“Female” is defined as someone “whose biological reproductive system is developed to produce ova,” while “male” refers to those “whose biological reproductive system is developed to fertilize the ova of a female.”

From Washington Times