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ovary

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n.(生物)卵巢,(植物)子房

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名词复数:ovaries 形容词:ovarian

ovary


/'əʊvərɪ; `ovərɪ/
n
1 either of the two organs in female animals that produce egg-cells (ova) 卵巢
*an operation to remove diseased ovaries 卵巢切除手术. =>illus at female 见female插图. Cf 参看 ovum.
2 (botany 植) part of a plant that produces seeds 子房.

ovary


npluralovaries[C]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Modern Latin;Origin: ovarium, from Latin ovum; OVUM]
the part of a female that produces eggs
the part of a female plant that produces seeds