ovum
o·vum / ˈōvəm/ • n. (pl. o·va / ˈōvə/ ) Biol. a mature female reproductive cell, esp. of a human or other animal, that can divide to give rise to an embryo usually only after fertilization by a male cell.ORIGIN: early 18th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘egg.’
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ovum (egg cell) (pl. ova)
1. (in zoology) The mature reproductive cell (see gamete) of female animals, which is produced by the ovary (see oogenesis). It is spherical, has a nucleus, is covered with an egg membrane, and is not mobile.
2. (in botany) The oosphere of plants.
1. (in zoology) The mature reproductive cell (see gamete) of female animals, which is produced by the ovary (see oogenesis). It is spherical, has a nucleus, is covered with an egg membrane, and is not mobile.
2. (in botany) The oosphere of plants.
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ovum (pl. ova) An unfertilized egg cell. In animals it is often the product of the division of a secondary oocyte. Fertilized by the sperm, an ovum develops as an embryo.
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ovum (egg cell) (oh-vŭm) n. (pl. ova) the mature female sex cell (see gamete).
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ovum. Egg-shaped form in Classical mouldings, e.g. egg-and-dart.
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