ovoblastic

== English == === Etymology === From "ovo-" (meaning "egg") and "-blastic" (relating to germ layers or growth). === Adjective === ovoblastic (comparative more ovoblastic, superlative most ovoblastic) (rare, biology, anatomy) Relating to or involving the development of an ovum (egg cell); describing something connected to the origin or formation of an egg or ovum. === Usage notes === Famously used by James Joyce in Ulysses; an "ovoblastic gestation," in a metaphorical sense, connecting to egg cell development. === References === “ovoblastic, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.