01 n. A more or less spherical and transparent cell, which by a process of multiplication and growth develops into a mass of cells, constituting …
pl.
Ova, Ovums ((ō"vȧ))
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1.
A more or less spherical and transparent cell, which by a process of multiplication and growth develops into a mass of cells, constituting a new individual like the parent; an egg, spore, germ, or germ cell. See Illust. of Mycropyle.(Biol.) See: Mycropyle
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2.
One of the series of egg-shaped ornaments into which the ovolo is often carved.(Arch.)