за́вязь — meaning in English

English meaning

• germ noun A microorganism, especially one that causes disease, such as a bacterium or virus.
• ovary noun A reproductive organ in females that produces eggs and, in mammals, hormones such as estrogen.

Senses

за́вязь is used for these senses in English:

• germ The embryo of a seed, especially of a seed used as a cereal or grain. See Wikipedia article on cereal germ.
• ovary (anatomy) A female reproductive organ, often paired, that produces ova in most animals, and in mammals, secretes the hormones estrogen and progesterone.

germ — full definition

1. noun A microorganism, especially one that causes disease, such as a bacterium or virus.
2. noun The earliest form or origin of an idea, plan, or living thing.
3. noun The embryo part of a seed or grain, such as wheat germ.

ovary — full definition

1. noun A reproductive organ in females that produces eggs and, in mammals, hormones such as estrogen.
2. noun In botany, the part of a flower that holds the ovules and later develops into fruit.

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