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Ovary vs Lodicule - What's the difference?

ovary | lodicule |

In botany terms the difference between ovary and lodicule

is that ovary is the lower part of a pistil or carpel that bears ovules and ripens into fruit while lodicule is a small scale at the base of the ovary of a flower of a grass.

As nouns the difference between ovary and lodicule

is that ovary is a female reproductive organ, often paired, that produces ova and in mammals secretes the hormones estrogen and progesterone while lodicule is a small scale at the base of the ovary of a flower of a grass.

ovary

English

(wikipedia ovary)

Noun

(ovaries)
  • (anatomy) A female reproductive organ, often paired, that produces ova and in mammals secretes the hormones estrogen and progesterone.
  • The male testicles are homologous to the female ovaries .
  • (botany) The lower part of a pistil or carpel that bears ovules and ripens into fruit.
  • Derived terms

    * ovarian * ovariectomy * ovaritis

    lodicule

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (botany) A small scale at the base of the ovary of a flower of a grass