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An ovary or "egg sac" is one of a pair of reproductive glands in women. The ovaries produce the ovum or female egg which is transferred through the fallopian tube for fertilization by the sperm. The ovary also produces both the hormones estrogen and progesterone.
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Basal region of a carpel or simple pistil containing ovules and developing into a fruit.
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the swollen bottom part of the pistil that contains the ovules or immature seeds.
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Part of the female reproductive system. One of a pair of female gonads (a gamete-producing gland) found on each side of the lower abdomen, beside the uterus, in a fold of the broad ligament. At ovulation, an egg is extruded from a follicle on the surface of the ovary under the stimulation of certain hormones.
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the female organs that produce sex hormones and ova (eggs). A pair of small glands, located on either side of the uterus, in which egg cells develop and are stored and the female sex hormones estrogen and progesterone are produced.
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