Canadian English Meaning of ovum

egg

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Definitions and Meaning of ovum in English

Wordnet

ovum (n)

the female reproductive cell; the female gamete

Webster

ovum (n.)

A more or less spherical and transparent mass of granular protoplasm, which by a process of multiplication and growth develops into a mass of cells, constituting a new individual like the parent; an egg, spore, germ, or germ cell. See Illust. of Mycropyle.

One of the series of egg-shaped ornaments into which the ovolo is often carved.

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egg

the female reproductive cell; the female gameteA more or less spherical and transparent mass of granular protoplasm, which by a process of multiplication and gr

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ovulum => Ovule, ovulite => ovule, ovuliferous => ovuliferous, ovulen => Ovule, ovule => Ovule,