ovary: [17] Latin ōvum ‘egg’ came from the same Indo-European base (*ōwo-) as produced English egg. From it were derived the medieval Latin adjective ōvāl is ‘egg-shaped’ (source of English oval [16]) and the modern Latin noun ōvārium (whence English ovary). Also from ōvum come English ovate [18] and ovulate [19], and the Latin noun itself was adopted as a technical term in biology in the early 18th century. => egg
ovary (n.)
1650s, from Modern Latin ovarium "ovary" (16c.), from Medieval Latin ovaria "the ovary of a bird" (13c.), from Latin ovum "egg," from PIE *owyo-/*oyyo- "egg" (see egg (n.)). In classical Latin, ovarius meant "egg-keeper."
雙語例句
1. Only the styles are left sticking up from the receptacle and ovary.
在花托和子房上面只剩下花柱.
來自辭典例句
2. The fertilized ovule becomes the seed, and the ovary becomes the fruit.
已受精的卵子成為種子, 而子房變成了果實(shí).
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
3. Polycystic ovary syndrome ( PCOS ) is the most common cause of chronic anovulation.