Definitions of Ova

1. The body in the ovary which when impregnated, becomes the embryo, and develops into the foetus; an egg- shaped ornament carved on the contour of the ovolo.

2. Of ovum; egg cells, or eggs, in the widest sense.

3. The eggs of any animal or insect; certain mouldings in the form of eggs.

4. An egg; the part of an animal body where the development of the foetus takes place; in arch., an egg- shaped ornament.