Meaning Of The Word Ovum

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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

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