Definition of "ovarium" [‖O•va•ri•um]

• An ovary. (noun)

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• "When the ovarium is short and oval the interior structure does not differ from that of _C. maxima_ and _pepo_, but when it is elongated the carpels occupy only the terminal and swollen portion."
• ""As the ovarium is a part not necessary to life, and dropsies of this kind are so generally fatal in the end, I think I shall be induced, notwithstanding the hazard attending wounds, which penetrate the cavity of the abdomen, to propose the extirpation of the diseased part in the first case, which occurs to me, in which I can with precision say, that the ovarium is the seat of the disease, and the patient in other respects tolerably healthy; as the cavity of the abdomen is often opened in other cases without bad consequences.""
• "a female and esteemed a great prize, for I had discovered that the eggs found in the ovarium were a great luxury in the bush; and afforded us a light and palatable breakfast for several days."