ovulary

English

Etymology

ovule +‎ -ary, earliest use found in John Lindley (1799–1865), botanist and horticulturist.

Noun

ovulary (uncountable)

(botany) The structure that contains an ovule or ovules in a flowering plant.

Adjective

ovulary (not comparable)

(biology) Pertaining to ovules.
ovulary spores

References

“ovulary”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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