Ovary vs Germarium - What's the difference?
ovary | germarium |
(anatomy) A female reproductive organ, often paired, that produces ova and in mammals secretes the hormones estrogen and progesterone.
(botany) The lower part of a pistil or carpel that bears ovules and ripens into fruit.
(biology) The parts of an ovary and testis (in Rotifera etc) that produces eggs and sperm respectively
As nouns the difference between ovary and germarium
is that ovary is (anatomy) a female reproductive organ, often paired, that produces ova and in mammals secretes the hormones estrogen and progesterone while germarium is (biology) the parts of an ovary and testis (in rotifera etc) that produces eggs and sperm respectively.ovary
English
(wikipedia ovary)Noun
(ovaries)- The male testicles are homologous to the female ovaries .
