Ovaries

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ovary \O"va*ry\ ([=o]"v[.a]*r[y^]), n.; pl. {Ovaries}
     ([=o]"v[.a]*r[i^]z). [NL. ovarium, fr. L. ovum egg: cf. F.
     ovaire. See {Oval}.]
     1. (Bot.) That part of the pistil which contains the seed,
        and in most flowering plants develops into the fruit. See
        Illust. of {Flower}.


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     2. (Zool. & Anat.) The essential female reproductive organ in
        which the ova are produced. See Illust. of {Discophora}.
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