ovarium
Americannoun
plural
ovariaEtymology
Origin of ovarium
From New Latin, dating back to 1685–95; see origin at ovary
Example Sentences
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The analogy between the male and female organs in Coniferae, the existence of an open ovarium being assumed, is at first sight more apparent than in Cycadeae.
From Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 2 by King, Phillip Parker
It has fallen to my lot to have opened two other patients, whose deaths were occasioned by incysted dropsy of the ovarium.
From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus
Stamen 4, connectivo ultra antheras longe producto, ovarium adnatum, foliis oppositis, exstipulatis.
From Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries by Griffith, William
Some of these vesicles are situated so near the surface of the ovarium as to be prominent on its surface.
From Fruits of Philosophy A Treatise on the Population Question by Knowlton, Charles
Each ovarium has a firm coat of membrane.
From Fruits of Philosophy A Treatise on the Population Question by Knowlton, Charles
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