ovary

• Substantiv, das das weibliche Fortpflanzungsorgan bei Wirbeltieren bezeichnet, das Eizellen und Hormone wie Östrogen und Progesteron produziert, oder bei Pflanzen den Teil des Fruchtknotens, der die Samenanlagen enthält.

A noun referring to a reproductive organ in plants that contains ovules, or in female vertebrates that produces eggs and hormones such as estrogen and progesterone.

1. Plant ovaryB2formalscientific

   The part of a flower that contains the ovules and develops into fruit after fertilization.

   Fruchtknoten

   • The ovary of the flower swells after pollination.
   • Botanists study the structure of the ovary in different plant species.
   • The fruit develops from the mature ovary of the flower.

2. Animal ovaryB2formalmedical

   One of the two female reproductive organs in vertebrates that produce eggs (ova) and hormones like estrogen and progesterone.

   Eierstock

   • The ovaries release an egg during ovulation.
   • Hormones produced by the ovaries regulate the menstrual cycle.
   • An ultrasound can detect cysts on the ovaries.