ovum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

ō′vəm /ˈəʊ̯.vəm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Rho9998-ovum.wav /ˈoʊ̯.vəm/ /ˈɐʉ̯.vəm/ /ˈəʉ̯.vəm/ /ˈo.vəm/ /ˈo.vʌm/ /ˈoː.vum/

ovum ova

Borrowed from Latin ōvum (“egg”). Doublet of egg, ey, huevo, and oeuf.

egg cell egg megagamete

oval Ovaltine ovary ovate oviparous ovoid ovo-lacto-vegetarian ovulate oocyte

ovigerous ovism ovist ovo- ovulite pseudovum spermatovum

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