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Meaning Of Ovum
n.
A more or less spherical and transparent mass of granular
protoplasm, which by a process of multiplication and growth develops
into a mass of cells, constituting a new individual like the parent; an
egg, spore, germ, or germ cell. See Illust. of Mycropyle.
n.
One of the series of egg-shaped ornaments into which the
ovolo is often carved.