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ovulary

ovulary noun: the structure that contains an ovule or ovules in a flowering plant.

Noun

ovulary (uncountable)

  1. The structure that contains an ovule or ovules in a flowering plant.

Adjective

ovulary (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to ovules.
    • ovulary spores

Origin of ovulary

From ovule + -ary, earliest use found in John Lindley (1799–1865), botanist and horticulturist.

Questions about ovulary

What does ovulary mean?
Ovulary means the structure that contains an ovule or ovules in a flowering plant.
What part of speech is ovulary?
Ovulary can be a noun or an adjective.

Words near ovulary in the dictionary

  1. ovuh
  2. ovula
  3. ovular
  4. ovularian
  5. ovulars
  6. ovulary
  7. ovulate
  8. ovulated
  9. ovulates
  10. ovulating
  11. ovulation

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