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OVA
OVUM
ovum, egg cell
(noun) the female reproductive cell; the female gamete
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
ova
(scientific term) plural of ovum
Anagrams
• AVO, OAV, VOA, avo
Noun
OVA (plural OVAs)
Original video animation, a direct-to-video Japanese anime.
Synonyms
• OAV
Anagrams
• AVO, OAV, VOA, avo
Source: Wiktionary
O"va, n. pl.
Definition: See Ovum.
OVUM
O"vum, n.; pl. L. Ova, E. Ovums. Etym: [L., an egg. See Oval.]
1. (Biol.)
Definition: 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.
Note: The ovum is a typical cell, with a cell wall, cell substance, nucleus, and nucleolus. In man and the higher animals the cell wall, a vertically striated membrane, is called the zona pellucida; the cell contents, the vitellus; the nucleus, the germinal vesicle; and the nucleolus, the germinal spot. The diameter of the ripe ovum in man and the domestic animals varies between 1-200 and 1-120 of an inch.
2. (Arch.)
Definition: One of the series of egg-shaped ornaments into which the ovolo is often carved. Gwilt.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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