Meaning Of The Word Ovum

Real Dictionary

What's the definition of Ovum? Find Ovum meanings, definitions and more at the Real Dictionary online.

Ovum Meaning

Ovum Definition
Ovum Definition

What's The Definition Of Ovum?

ovum
countable noun: An ovum is one of the eggs of a woman or female animal.

ovum in American English
a mature female germ cell which, generally only after fertilization, develops into a new member of the same species; female gamete; egg
noun: the female reproductive cell or gamete of animals, which is capable of developing, usually only after fertilization, into a new individual

ovum in British English
noun: an unfertilized female gamete; egg cell

More Definitions

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Definitions Of The Day

  • Mint ‐ a place where money is coined by authority of…
  • Beadswoman ‐ a female beadsman; noun: a female inhabitant of…
  • Gold plate ‐ tableware made of or plated with gold; to coat…
  • Lightwood ‐ very dry wood; noun: a tall Australian acacia…
  • Haemoptysis ‐ noun: spitting or coughing up of blood or blood-streaked…
  • Perspirate ‐ verb: to secrete or exude (perspiration) through…
  • Medicine box ‐ noun: a small box used to hold…
  • Batter bread ‐ noun
  • Outpouring ‐ An outpouring of something such as an emotion…
  • Pyruvic ‐ adjective; adjective: of or derived from pyruvic…