ovary plant definition
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Ovary (botany) In the flowering plants, an ovary is a part of the female reproductive organ of the flower or gynoecium. Specifically, it is the part of the pistil which holds the ovule(s) and is located above or below or at the point of connection with the base of the petals and sepals.
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Biology 102 Vocab for Test 3 - Plant Evolution & Diversity Flowering Plant Structure. -Consisting of, or Derived from a ripened ovary, and in some instances it is an accessory part of the flower. Some, such as apples and tomatoes, provide a moist, fleshy covering; others, such as pea pods and acorns, provide a dry covering for seeds.
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Ovaries The ovaries, a pair of tiny glands in the female pelvic cavity, are the most important organs of the female reproductive system. Their importance is derived from their role in producing both the female sex hormones that control reproduction and the female gametes that are fertilized to form embryos. Each ovary is a small glandular organ about the shape and size of an almond. The ovaries are located on opposite sides of the uterus in the pelvic cavity and are attached to the uterus by the ovarian ligament....
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angiosperm noun, Botany. 1. a plant having its seeds enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.
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Ovaries The ovaries, a pair of tiny glands in the female pelvic cavity, are the most important organs of the female reproductive system. Their importance is derived from their role in producing both the female sex hormones that control reproduction and the female gametes that are fertilized to form embryos.
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What is an angiosperm? Angiosperms (a plant whose ovules are enclosed in an ovary) are  commonly referred to as flowering plants, as opposed to  Gymnosperms, or cone bearing plants.    … Angiosperms form a phylum, the phylum Anthophyta.
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flower Noun. 1. The reproductive structure of the seed-bearing plants known as angiosperms. The female reproductive part is the pistil, including the ovary, style, and stigma, and the male reproductive part is the stamen, including the filament and anther.
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FLOWERING PLANT REPRODUCTION: Flower Structure The ovary contains one or more ovules, which in turn contain one female gametophyte, also referred to in angiosperms as the embryo sac. Some plants, such as cherry, have only a single ovary which produces two ovules. Only one ovule will develop into a seed.
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Parts of a Flower The mature ovary is a fruit, and the mature ovule is a seed. Stigma: The part of the pistil where pollen germinates. Ovary: The enlarged basal portion of the pistil where ovules are produced.
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PLANT REPRODUCTION, GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT 1 gametophyte-a haploid plant which produces gametes. 2  gamete-haploid ovum (female) or sperm (male), produced via mitosis in the sex organs of the haploid gametophyte. 3  archegonium-the multicellular sex organ of the female gametophyte, analogous to an ovary.
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- 1. comprising flowering plants that produce seeds enclosed in an ovary; in some systems considered a class (Angiospermae) and in others a division (Magnoliophyta or Anthophyta). Familiarity information: ANTHOPHYTA used as a noun is very rare.
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Vaginal Bleeding Ovary: The female gonad, one of a pair of reproductive glands in women. The ovaries are located in the pelvis, one on each side of the uterus. Each ovary is about the size and shape of an almond. The ovaries produce eggs (ova) and female hormones. During each monthly menstrual cycle, an egg is released from one ovary. The egg travels from the ovary through a fallopian tube to the uterus.
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pistil , the central structure around which are arranged the stamens, the petals, and the sepals. The pistil is usually called the female reproductive organ of a flowering plant, although the actual reproductive structures are microscopic.The pistil has a bulbous base (the ovary) containing the ovules, which develop into seeds after fertilization of egg cell(s) in the ovule.A pistil is composed of one or more highly modified leaves (carpels), each containing one or more ovules. the central structure around which are arranged the stamens, the petals, and the sepals. The pistil is usually called the female reproductive organ of a flowering plant, although the actual reproductive structures are microscopic.
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ovary ovary. the female gonad; either of the sex glands in the female in which the ova are formed. Ovaries are paired oval organs approximately 3 cm long, 2 cm wide, and 1 cm thick, one on either side of the uterus, usually near the lateral pelvic wall adjacent to the anterior superior iliac spine.
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Ovaries defintion and function What are Ovaries, Definition and Function. Ovaries-The female organs of reproduction, also called the female gonads. The ovaries produce OVA (eggs) and sex hormones, predominantly ESTROGENS and PROGESTERONE as well as small amounts of ANDROGENS. A woman has two ovaries, one ovary on each side of the UTERUS in the lower abdomen. Ligaments suspend the ovaries in place within the abdominal cavity. Each ovary is about the size, shape, and consistency of a large olive.
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Ovary (botany) An obturator is present in the ovary of some plants, near the micropyle of each ovule. It is an outgrowth of the placenta, important in nourishing and guiding pollen tubes to the micropyle. The ovary of some types of fruit is dehiscent; the ovary wall splits into sections called valves.
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flower ovary - the organ that bears the ovules of a flower. blossom, flower, bloom - reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts. reproductive structure - the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction.
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The Description of Flowers The part of the pistil that encloses the unfertilized seeds or ovules, and that typically develops into a dry or fleshy fruit once pollination takes place. The ovary is generally central to the flower, and supports the other principle parts. Whether they are attached at the top (ovary inferior) or the bottom (ovary superior) is an important anatomical characteristic for classification.
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Dogfish Shark Terms Ovary. Two cream colored organs that were dorsal to the liver and are on each side of the mid-dorsal line. Depending on the maturity of your specimen, it may or may not show eggs within each ovary. The eggs move into the body cavity and then into the oviducts when they are ready to be fertilized.
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What Are Ovaries? - Definition, Functions & Size The ovaries are the female gonads, or sex cell-producing organs, which produce eggs, or ova. (In men, the testicles are the gonads and they produce sperm .) Generally, the female body will have two ovaries, though the female body can survive with one or no ovaries.
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REPRODUCTIVE STRUCTURE Noun. 1. ovary-the organ that bears the ovules of a flower. blossom, flower, bloom-reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts. reproductive structure-the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction. placenta-that part of the ovary of a flowering plant where the ovules form.
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Reproduction in Plants The fruit of a flowering plant is the mature ovary. As seeds mature, the surrounding ovary wall forms a protective structure that may aid in dispersal. The surrounding ovary tissue is called the pericarp and consists of three layers.
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Reproduction in Plants Flowering plants are unique in that their ovules are entirely enclosed in the ovary. The ovary itself is part of a larger structure called the carpel, which consists of the stigma, style, and ovary. Each ovule is attached to ovary tissue by a stalk called the funicle.
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- The ovary (From Latin: ovarium, literally egg or nut) is an ovum-producing reproductive organ, often found in pairs as part of the vertebrate female reproductive system.n the case of human ovaries, each one is whitish in color and located alongside the lateral wall of the uterus in a region called the ovarian fossa. The fossa usually lies beneath the external iliac artery and in front of the ureter and the internal iliac artery. It is about 4 cm x 3 cm x 2 cm in size.
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- (plural ovules). ( 1 botany) The structure in a plant that develops into a seed after fertilization; the megasporangium of a seed plant with its enclosing integuments. ( 2 zoology) An immature ovum in mammals. 3  Link/Cite.