o|va|ry

o|va|ry «OH vuhr ee», noun, plural -ries.

1. the organ of a female animal in which eggs and sex hormones are produced.

2. the part of a flowering plant enclosing the young seeds. It is the enlarged lower part of the pistil.

3. the core or pit of a fleshy fruit.

╂[< New Latin ovarium < Latin ōvum egg + -ārium -ary]