ovary

English Thesaurus

1. (vertebrates) one of usually two organs that produce ova and secrete estrogen and progesterone (noun.body)

hypernym	:	female internal reproductive organ,
definition	:	the reproductive organs of a woman (noun.body)

hypernym	:	gonad, sex gland,
definition	:	a gland in which gametes (sex cells) are produced (noun.body)

part holonym	:	arteria ovarica, ovarian artery,
definition	:	the artery that branches from the aorta and supplies blood to the ovaries (noun.body)

part holonym	:	graafian follicle,
definition	:	a vascular body in a mammalian ovary enclosing a developing egg (noun.body)

part meronym	:	female reproductive system,
definition	:	the reproductive system of females (noun.body)

domain category	:	craniate, vertebrate,
definition	:	animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium (noun.animal)

2. the organ that bears the ovules of a flower (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	reproductive structure,
definition	:	the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction (noun.plant)

part holonym	:	placenta,
definition	:	that part of the ovary of a flowering plant where the ovules form (noun.plant)

part meronym	:	bloom, blossom, flower,
definition	:	reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts (noun.plant)

3. (vertebrates) one of usually two organs that produce ova and secrete estrogen and progesterone (noun.body)

derivation	:	ovarian,
definition	:	of or involving the ovaries (adj.pert)

derivation	:	ovarian,
definition	:	of or involving the ovaries (adj.pert)