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 Definitions of ovate  [ˈoʊ veɪt]  

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Definition of 'ovate' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) ovate
egg-shaped.

2.  ovate
egg-shaped in longitudinal section with the broader end at the base, as a leaf.

Etymology:  (1750–60; < L ōvātus=ōv(um)egg1+-ātus -ate1)

Definition of 'ovate' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) ovate
of a leaf shape; egg-shaped with the broader end at the base

2. (adj) egg-shaped, elliptic, elliptical, oval, oval-shaped, ovate, oviform, ovoid, prolate
rounded like an egg

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