ovum

One entry found for ovum.

Main Entry: ovum
Pronunciation: -vm
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural ova /-v/
: a female gamete : MACROGAMETE; especially : a mature egg that has undergone reduction, is ready for fertilization, and takes the form of a relatively large inactive gamete providing a comparatively great amount of reserve material and contributing most of the cytoplasm of the zygote
[ovum illustration]