Anagram Solver
Scrabble Word Finder & Unscrambler
Showing words for OVARIES using the English dictionary
7 Letter Words for Ovaries
6 Letter Words for Ovaries
5 Letter Words for Ovaries
4 Letter Words for Ovaries
3 Letter Words for Ovaries
Definitions for Ovaries
[1] Anatomy , Zoology . the female gonad or reproductive gland, in which the ova and the hormones that regulate female secondary sex characteristics develop.
[2] Botany . the enlarged lower part of the pistil in angiospermous plants, enclosing the ovules or young seeds.
[3] either of the two female reproductive organs, which produce ova and secrete oestrogen hormones
[4] the corresponding organ in vertebrate and invertebrate animals
[5] botany the hollow basal region of a carpel containing one or more ovules. In some plants the carpels are united to form a single compound ovary
Words nearby Ovaries
ovaryovariosalpingitis, ovariostomy, ovariotomy, ovaritis, ovarium, ovary, ovate, ovation, ovel, oven, oven-ready
Origin of Ovaries
yFrom the New Latin word ōvārium, dating back to 1650–60. See ovum, -ary
Other words from Ovaries
pseud·o·va·ry , noun, plural pseud·o·va·ries.
o•var′ i•an (ō-vâr′ ē-ən ) adj.
ovarian adjective (ō-vâr′ ē-ən )
Word origin for Ovaries
yC17: from New Latin ōvārium, from Latin ōvum egg