Definitions for ovateˈoʊ veɪt
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
o•vateˈoʊ veɪt(adj.)
egg-shaped.
egg-shaped in longitudinal section with the broader end at the base, as a leaf.
Category: Botany
Origin of ovate:
1750–60; < L ōvātus=ōv(um)egg1+-ātus -ate1
o′vate•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
ovate(adj)
of a leaf shape; egg-shaped with the broader end at the base
egg-shaped, elliptic, elliptical, oval, oval-shaped, ovate, oviform, ovoid, prolate(adj)
rounded like an egg
Wiktionary
ovate(Adjective)
Shaped like an egg.
ovate(Adjective)
Egg-shaped, with the broadest extremity near the base.
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