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ovum

noun
/ˈəʊ̯.vəm/UK/ˈoʊ̯.vəm/CA/ˈɐʉ̯.vəm/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ōvum (“egg”). Doublet of egg, ey, huevo, and oeuf.

  1. borrowed from ōvum

Definitions

  1. The female gamete in animals

    The female gamete in animals; the egg cell.

    • Coordinate term: spermatozoon

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at ovum. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at ovum. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at ovum

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA