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That part of the pistil which contains the seed, and in most flowering plants develops into the fruit. See Illust. of Flower.

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  1. n. That part of the pistil which contains the seed, and in most flowering plants develops into the fruit. See Illust. of Flower.
  2. n. The essential female reproductive organ in which the ova are produced. See Illust. of Discophora.
  3. n. the organ that bears the ovules of a flower
  4. n. (vertebrates) one of usually two organs that produce ova and secrete estrogen and progesterone
  5. 1. (Bot.) That part of the pistil which contains the seed, and in most flowering plants develops into the fruit. See Illust. of Flower. 2. (Zoöl. & Anat.) The essential female reproductive organ in which the ova are produced. See Illust. of Discophora.
  6. That part of the pistil which contains the seed, and in mostflowering plants develops into the fruit. See Illust. of Flower.
  7. n:100 n. the organ that bears the ovules of a flower n. (vertebrates) one of usually two organs that produce ova and secrete estrogen and progesterone