What is the meaning of Ovum?

  • (n.) One of the series of egg-shaped ornaments into which the ovolo is often carved.
  • (n.) A more or less spherical and transparent mass of granular protoplasm, 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.
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APAWebster's. (2011). ovum. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/ovum/definitions/2040889
ChicagoWebster's. 2011. "ovum" http://smartdefine.org/ovum/definitions/2040889 (accessed September 23, 2026).
HarvardWebster's 2011, ovum, Smart Define, viewed 23 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/ovum/definitions/2040889>.
MLAWebster's. "ovum" 27 May 2011. Web. 23 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/ovum/definitions/2040889>
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