ovum.
egg; oval;
Meaning & usage
egg (approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, insects, reptiles, and other animals, housing the embryo within a membrane or shell during its development)
egg (edible egg of a domestic fowl; the contents of such an egg or eggs used as food)
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Proto-Italic *ōw(j)om, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm (“egg”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ᾠόν (ōión).
egg
Where this word comes from
From Classical Latin ōvum.
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