- 1either of the two organs in a woman's body that produce eggs; a similar organ in female animals, birds, and fish
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- 2the part of a plant that produces seeds
NAmE//oʊˈvɛriən//
adjective [only before noun] ovarian cancerSee ovary in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: ovary