OVULARY

Etymology

Noun

ovulary (uncountable)

(botany) The structure that contains an ovule or ovules in a flowering plant.

Adjective

ovulary (not comparable)

(biology) Pertaining to ovules.

Source: Wiktionary


O"vu*la*ry, a. (Biol.)

Definition: Pertaining to ovules.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

6 May 2025

HEEDLESS

(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”


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Coffee Trivia

The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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