Ovum
/ˈoʊ.vəm/ noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The female gamete in animals; the egg cell.
"Coordinate term: spermatozoon"
- 2 the female reproductive cell; the female gamete wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"Human ovum is barely visible to the naked eye."
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ōvum (“egg”). Doublet of egg, ey, huevo, and oeuf.