ovum
noun/ˈəʊvəm/
/ˈəʊvəm/
(plural ova
(biology)/ˈəʊvə/
/ˈəʊvə/
)- a female cell of an animal or a plant that can develop into a young animal or plant when fertilizedTopics Biologyc2Word Originearly 18th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘egg’.
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