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Webster 1913 Edition
Ovate
1.
Shaped like an egg, with the lower extremity broadest.
2.
(Bot.)
Having the shape of an egg, or of the longitudinal section of an egg, with the broader end basal.
Gray.
Webster 1828 Edition
Ovate
O'VATE
,Definition 2024
ovate
ovate
English
Adjective
ovate (not comparable)
- Shaped like an egg.
- (botany) Egg-shaped, with the broadest extremity near the base.
Derived terms
Synonyms
Translations
egg-shaped — see egg-shaped
Latin
Etymology 1
Inflected form of ovātus, perfect passive participle of ovō (“rejoice, applaud”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /oˈwaː.te/
Participle
ovāte
- vocative masculine singular of ovātus
Etymology 2
Inflected form of õvātus, from ōvum (“egg”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /oːˈwaː.te/
Adjective
ōvāte
- vocative masculine singular of ōvātus