The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ovarium \O*va"ri*um\, n.; pl. L. Ovaria, E. Ovariums. [NL.] An ovary. See Ovary.
Wiktionary
n. An ovary.
Usage examples of "ovarium".
After they have fallen off, the gynophore, that is the part which supports the ovarium, grows to a great length, even to 3 or 4 inches, and bends perpendicularly downwards.
There must sometimes be a physical impossibility in the male element reaching the ovule, as would be the case with a plant having a pistil too long for the pollen-tubes to reach the ovarium.
Thus in plants, the office of the pistil is to allow the pollen-tubes to reach the ovules protected in the ovarium at its base.
The sepals, which enclose the ovarium whilst it is young, present an additional adaptation by expanding widely when the seeds are ripe, so as not to interfere with their dispersal.