資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Ovary \O"va*ry\, n.; pl. {Ovaries}. [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}.

   2. (Zo["o]l. & Anat.) The essential female reproductive organ
      in which the ova are produced. See Illust. of
      {Discophora}.