"Ovary" is a word in ENGLISH
That part of the pistil which contains the seed, and in most
flowering plants develops into the fruit. See Illust. of Flower.
The essential female reproductive organ in which the ova are
produced. See Illust. of Discophora.
Perhaps there are many "nows" of varying duration, depending on just what it is we are doing. We must face up to the fact that, at least in the case of humans, the subject experiencing subjective time is not a perfect, structureless observer, but a complex, multilayered, multifaceted psyche. Different levels of our consciousness may experience time in quite different ways. This is evidently the case in terms of response time. You have probably had the slightly unnerving experience of jumping at the sound of a telephone a moment or two before you actually hear it ring. The shrill noise induces a reflex response through the nervous system much faster than the time it takes to create the conscious experience of the sound.It is fashionable to attribute certain qualities, such as speech ability, to the left side of the brain, whereas others, such as musical appreciation, belong to processes occurring on the right side. But why should both hemispheres experience a common time? And why should the subconscious use the same mental clock as the conscious?
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A group of soft-bodied Alcyonaria, of which Alcyonium is the type. See Illust. under Alcyonaria.
Read the complete definitionA microscopic, bacterial organism (Bacillus anthracis), resembling transparent rods. [See Illust. under Bacillus.]
Read the complete definitionHaving no petals, or flower leaves. [See Illust. under Anther].
Read the complete definitionA genus of marine mollusks of the order Tectibranchiata; the sea hare. Some of the species when disturbed throw out …
Read the complete definitionThe primitive enteron or undifferentiated digestive sac of a gastrula or other embryo. See Illust. under Invagination.
Read the complete definitionA group of Arachnida. See Illust. in Appendix.
Read the complete definitionA genus of trilobites found in the Lower Silurian formation. See Illust. in Append.
Read the complete definitionOne of the spores contained in the asci of lichens and fungi. [See Illust. of Ascus.]
Read the complete definitionA threemasted vessel, having the foremast square-rigged, and the others schooner-rigged. [Spelled also barquentine, barkantine, etc.] See Illust. in Append.
Read the complete definitionA knoblike protuberance of any part, esp. at the end of a bone or cartilage. [See Illust. of Artiodactyla.]
Read the complete definitionOne of the two main arteries of the neck, by which blood is conveyed from the aorta to the head. …
Read the complete definitionA simple pistil or single-celled ovary or seed vessel, or one of the parts of a compound pistil, ovary, or …
Read the complete definitionA leaf converted into a fruit or a constituent portion of a fruit; a carpel. [See Illust. of Gymnospermous.]
Read the complete definitionThe projection in rear of the breech of a cannon, usually a knob or breeching loop connected with the gun …
Read the complete definitionAn ament; a species of inflorescence, consisting of a slender axis with many unisexual apetalous flowers along its sides, as …
Read the complete definitionIn the Corinthian capital, one of the eight stalks rising out of the lower leafage and terminating in leaves which …
Read the complete definitionA carangoid fish of the Atlantic coast (Caranx hippos): -- called also horse crevalle. [See Illust. under Carangoid.]
Read the complete definitionA concave molding; -- used chiefly in classical architecture. See Illust. of Column.
Read the complete definitionThe neck; also, the necklike portion of any part, as of the womb. See Illust. of Bird.
Read the complete definitionA large species of African baboon (Cynocephalus porcarius); -- called also ursine baboon. [See Illust. of Baboon.]
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