The pistil has three main components, forming into a shape like a vase The stem is the style, the uppermost top is the stigma, and the base is the ovary The ovary, which later develops into a fruit, contains the ovules
The hollow basal region of a carpel, containing one or more ovules and surmounted by the style(s) and stigma(s) It is made up of one or more carpels which may fuse together in different ways to form one or more chambers (locules) The ovary is generally above the perianth parts (superior) or below them (inferior)
A woman's ovaries are the two organs in her body that produce eggs. In zoology, the female reproductive organ (see reproductive system) that produces eggs and sex hormones (estrogen and progesterone). Human females have two ovaries, almond-shaped organs about 1.5 in. (4 cm) long. They contain hollow balls of cells (follicles) that hold immature eggs. About 150,000-500,000 follicles usually are present at birth; by young adulthood, only about 34,000 remain. The number continues to decrease until menopause, when the few remaining follicles decay and the ovaries shrink and produce far less estrogen. Only 300-400 follicles mature and release an egg, which develops into an embryo if fertilized or, if not, passes from the body with menstruation. In botany, an ovary is the enlarged base of a flower's female organ (pistil). It contains ovules, which develop into seeds when fertilized, and matures into a fruit