English words starting with ovu

Meanings of Ovula:

noun

A genus of gastropod molluscs related to the cowries (family ovulidae), native especially to the tropical pacific ocean, some species of which have a pure white oval shell; (also ovula) a member of this genus. chiefly attributive in "ovula shell".

Meanings of Ovularian:

adjective

Of or relating to an ovulary; ovarian.

Meanings of Ovulary:

adjective

= "ovular".

noun

In a flowering plant: the structure that contains an ovule or ovules.

Meanings of Ovulate:

verb

Discharge ova or ovules from the ovary.

Usage examples:

Women who ovulate but cannot conceive

Meanings of Ovulated:

verb

Discharge ova or ovules from the ovary.

Usage examples:

Women who ovulate but cannot conceive

Meanings of Ovulates:

verb

Discharge ova or ovules from the ovary.

Usage examples:

Women who ovulate but cannot conceive

Meanings of Ovulating:

verb

Discharge ova or ovules from the ovary.

Usage examples:

Women who ovulate but cannot conceive

Meanings of Ovulation:

noun

Discharge of ova or ovules from the ovary.

Usage examples:

Blood samples were assessed to determine the timing of ovulation

Meanings of Ovulations:

noun

Discharge of ova or ovules from the ovary.

Usage examples:

Blood samples were assessed to determine the timing of ovulation

Meanings of Ovulatory:

adjective

Involving, caused by, or experiencing ovulation (= the production of an egg by a woman or female animal)

Usage examples:

The drug is widely used as an ovulatory stimulant., numerous studies demonstrate that pregnancy is …

Meanings of Ovule:

noun

The part of the ovary of seed plants that contains the female germ cell and after fertilization becomes the seed.

Usage examples:

The number of pollen tubes and ovules in the ovaries of each of six dissected pistils from each cro…

Meanings of Ovules:

noun

The part of the ovary of seed plants that contains the female germ cell and after fertilization becomes the seed.

Usage examples:

The number of pollen tubes and ovules in the ovaries of each of six dissected pistils from each cro…

Meanings of Ovuliferous:

adjective

Of a plant structure: bearing ovules.

Meanings of Ovulist:

noun

= ovist .

Meanings of Ovulite:

noun

An ovoidal, usually calcareous or phosphatic grain in a rock. in quot. 1918: specifically = "oolith".

Meanings of Ovulum:

noun

= "ovule".

Meanings of Ovum:

noun

A mature female reproductive cell, especially of a human or other animal, which can divide to give rise to an embryo usually only after fertilization by a male cell.

Usage examples:

The ovum contributes one chromosome of each pair to the fertilized cell