Ovary

ō′var-i, n. the part of the female animal in which the egg of the offspring is formed, the female genital gland: ( bot. ) the part of the pistil which contains the seed.— n.pl. O′va , eggs.— adjs. Ovā′rial , Ovā′rian , of or pertaining to the ovary.— ns. Ovā′riōle ; Ovariot′omist ; Ovariot′omy ( surg. ), the removal of a diseased tumour from the ovary.— adj. Ovā′rio us , consisting of eggs.— n. Ovarī′tis , inflammation of the ovary. [Low L. ovaria .]