Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Ovary

Ovary (ō"vȧ*ry) , noun

[New Latin ovarium, from Latin ovum egg: compare French ovaire. See Oval.]

1.
(Botany) That part of the pistil which contains the seed, and in most flowering plants develops into the fruit. See Illust. of Flower.
2.
(Zoology & Anatomy) The essential female reproductive organ in which the ova are produced. See Illust. of Discophora.