Meaning: egg
Root word: Latin ovum
Roots with similar meanings:
- oo- meaining “egg”
Roots with opposite meanings:
Roots that could be confused:
- ovi- meaning “sheep”
Notes:
Derived English Words
Commonly encountered words are in bold.
Oval: Shaped like an elongated circle; an egg-shaped form.
Obovate: Egg-shaped with the narrower end at the base; a botanical term for leaf shape.
Oviform: Shaped like an egg; egg-shaped.
Ovate: Egg-shaped, with the broader end at the base; used to describe shapes, especially in botany.
Ovolo: A convex molding in architecture, often egg-shaped in profile.
Ovopyriform: Shaped like a pear, with similarities to an egg in shape.
Ovum: A female reproductive cell or egg.
Ova: The plural form of ovum, referring to eggs or female gametes.
Ovule: A small or immature ovum; in plants, the structure that develops into a seed after fertilization.
Ovocyte: An immature egg cell, also known as an oocyte.
Ovovum: A term used in biology for a fertilized egg or zygote.
Ovary: The reproductive organ in females that produces eggs and hormones.
Ovarian: Relating to the ovaries.
Hyperovarianism: A condition characterized by excessive or abnormal function of the ovaries.
Intraovarian: Situated or occurring within an ovary.
Oviduct: The tube through which an ovum or egg passes from an ovary.
Ovicide: An agent or substance that kills eggs, especially insect eggs.
Ovicidal: Capable of destroying or killing eggs.
Ovicapsule: A protective structure or capsule that contains eggs.
Ovolemma: The membrane surrounding an ovum.
Oviferous: Bearing or producing eggs.
Oviparous: Referring to organisms that lay eggs, with the young developing outside the mother’s body.
Oviparity: The quality or condition of being oviparous (laying eggs that hatch outside the body).
Ovoviviparous: Referring to animals that produce eggs that hatch within the body, so that live young are born.
Ovigenesis: The process of egg formation or development; oogenesis.
Ovogenesis: Another term for oogenesis, the formation and development of an ovum.
Ovipositor: An organ used by some female insects and other animals for laying eggs.
Oviposition: The act of laying eggs.
Ovariole: One of the tubes composing the ovaries in some insects.
Ovulate: To release an egg from the ovary.
Ovulation: The process in which an ovary releases an egg.
Ovulatory: Pertaining to or involving ovulation.
Ovovitellin: A protein found in egg yolk.
Ovolactovegetarian: A type of vegetarian who includes eggs and dairy products in their diet.
Ovivorous: Feeding on eggs; used to describe animals that consume eggs as part of their diet.
Other Uses
In ovo: Literally “in the egg”, often referring the state of an organism before it hatches or to research performed on an egg.
Ab ovo: Literally “from the egg,” meaning from the very beginning or starting point of something.
Links
List of Greek and Latin roots in English – Wikipedia
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