ov

egg

Latin · ovum

Ov comes from Latin ovum, an egg. Oval is egg-shaped, an ovum is a female egg cell, an ovary holds egg cells, and ovoid means shaped like an egg.

Memory trick

Ov looks like an egg: O-V-um; the O is the egg shape.

oval (ov + al) — egg-shapedअंडाकार
ovate (ov + ate) — egg-shaped, wider at the baseअंडाकार, आधार पर चौड़ा
ovately (ov + ate + ly) — in an egg shapeअंडे के आकार में
ovoid (ov + oid) — shaped like an eggअंडे जैसा आकार वाला
ovolo (ov + olo) — egg-shaped moulding in buildingsइमारतों में अंडाकार नक्काशी
ovule (ov + ule) — part of a plant that becomes a seedपौधे का बीज बनने वाला भाग
ovum (ov + um) — female egg cellमादा अंडाणु
ovary (ov + ary) — organ that holds egg cellsअंडाशय
ovoviviparous (ov + o + vivi + parous) — egg hatching inside the motherमाँ के भीतर अंडे सेकर जन्म देने वाला