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ovum
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ovum
n.
female reproductive cell, ovule; egg
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Egg cell
The egg cell, or ovum, is the female reproductive cell (gamete) in oogamous organisms. The egg cell is typically not capable of active movement, and it is much larger (visible to the naked eye) than the motile sperm cells. When egg and sperm fuse, a diploid cell (the zygote) is formed, which gradually grows into a new organism.
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ovum
Noun
1. the female reproductive cell; the female gamete
(synonym) egg cell
(hypernym) gamete
(hyponym) egg
(part-holonym) female reproductive system
(derivation) ovulate
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Ovum (das)
n.
ovum, female reproductive cell, ovule; egg
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ovum
n.
ovum, ovule
