Ovum (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural o·va [oh-vuh]. /ˈoʊ və/.
  1. Cell Biology.
    • the female reproductive cell or gamete of animals, which is capable of developing, usually only after fertilization, into a new individual.
    • the female reproductive cell or gamete of plants.
  2. an oval ornament, as in an egg-and-dart molding.
noun plural ova (ˈəʊvə)
  1. an unfertilized female gamete; egg cell
Plural ova
    Ovum (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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