# ovum

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈəʊ̯.vəm/ · frequency rank #60,336

## Definitions
1. The female gamete in animals; the egg cell.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ovum