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ovate

American  
[oh-veyt] / ˈoʊ veɪt /

adjective

  1. egg-shaped.

  2. Botany.

    1. having a shape like the longitudinal section of an egg.

    2. having such a shape with the broader end at the base, as a leaf.

ovate British  
/ ˈəʊveɪt /

adjective

  1. shaped like an egg

  2. (esp of a leaf) shaped like the longitudinal section of an egg, with the broader end at the base Compare obovate

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Other Word Forms

  • ovately adverb
  • semiovate adjective
  • subovate adjective

Etymology

Origin of ovate

1750–60; < Latin ōvātus, equivalent to ōv ( um ) egg 1 + -ātus -ate 1

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