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ovum
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[ˈəʊvəm], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a mature female reproductive cell, especially of a human or other animal, which can divide to give rise to an embryo usually only after fertilization by a male cell
(e.g: the ovum contributes one chromosome of each pair to the fertilized cell)
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Origin
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late 17th century: from Latin, literally ‘egg’
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