5 letter word starting with ov

Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words
ovant adjective Exultant.
ovary noun That part of the pistil which contains the seed, and in most flowering plants develops into the fruit. See Illust. of Flower., The essential female reproductive organ in which the ova are produced. See Illust. of Discophora.
ovate adjective Shaped like an egg, with the lower extremity broadest., Having the shape of an egg, or of the longitudinal sectior of an egg, with the broader end basal.
overt adjective Open to view; public; apparent; manifest., Not covert; open; public; manifest; as, an overt act of treason.
ovile adjective See Ovine.
ovine adjective Of or pertaining to sheep; consisting of sheep.
ovist noun Same as Ovulist.
ovoid adjective Alt. of Ovoidal, A solid resembling an egg in shape.
ovolo noun A round, convex molding. See Illust. of Column.
ovule noun The rudiment of a seed. It grows from a placenta, and consists of a soft nucleus within two delicate coatings. The attached base of the ovule is the hilum, the coatings are united with the nucleus at the chalaza, and their minute orifice is the foramen., An ovum.
ovula plural of Ovulum
ovums plural of Ovum