- shaped like an egg
- (esp of a leaf) shaped like the longitudinal section of an egg, with the broader end at the base
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o•vate
(ō′vāt),USA pronunciation adj.
o′vate•ly, adv.
- egg-shaped.
- Botany
- Botanyhaving a shape like the longitudinal section of an egg.
- Botanyhaving such a shape with the broader end at the base, as a leaf.
- Latin ōvātus, equivalent. to ōv(um) egg1 + -ātus -ate1
- 1750–60
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ovate /ˈəʊveɪt/ adj
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- basswood
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- charlock
- cornelian cherry
- coup de poing
- cranberry gourd
- cucumber tree
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- ovoid
- Persian violet
- piddock
- tea-of-heaven
- tupelo
- wayfaring tree
- sandalwood
- scarlet sage
- Surinam cherry
- sycamore