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- [oh-vuh m]
- /ˈoʊ vəm/
- /ˈəʊ.vəm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [oh-vuh m]
- /ˈoʊ vəm/
Definitions of ovum word
- noun plural ovum Cell Biology. the female reproductive cell or gamete of animals, which is capable of developing, usually only after fertilization, into a new individual. the female reproductive cell or gamete of plants. 1
- noun plural ovum Architecture. an oval ornament, as in an egg-and-dart molding. 1
- noun ovum egg released by an ovary 1
- countable noun ovum An ovum is one of the eggs of a woman or female animal. 0
- noun ovum an unfertilized female gamete; egg cell 0
- noun ovum a mature female germ cell which, generally only after fertilization, develops into a new member of the same species; female gamete; egg 0
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Origin of ovum
First appearance:
before 1700 One of the 50% oldest English words
1700-10; < Latin ōvum egg1; cognate with Greek ōión
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Parts of speech for Ovum
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ovum popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
ovum usage trend in Literature
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noun ovum
- cackleberry — a hen's egg used for food.
- corn — Corn is used to refer to crops such as wheat and barley. It can also be used to refer to the seeds from these plants.
- egg — the roundish reproductive body produced by the female of certain animals, as birds and most reptiles, consisting of an ovum and its envelope of albumen, jelly, membranes, egg case, or shell, according to species.
- germ — a microorganism, especially when disease-producing; microbe.
- oospore — a fertilized egg within an oogonium.
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