o·vate

(ō′vāt′)

adj.

1. Shaped like an egg.

2. Botany Shaped like an egg and flat, with the broad end toward the base: an ovate leaf.

[Latin ōvātus, from ōvum, egg; see awi- in Indo-European roots.]

o′vate′ly adv.

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ovate

(ˈəʊveɪt)

adj

1. (Biology) shaped like an egg

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

[C18: from Latin ōvātus egg-shaped; see ovum]

ˈovately adv

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o•vate

(ˈoʊ veɪt)

adj.

1. egg-shaped.

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

[1750–60; < Latin ōvātus=ōv(um) egg¹ + -ātus -ate¹]

o′vate•ly, adv.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.	1.	ovate - of a leaf shape; egg-shaped with the broader end at the base unsubdivided, simple - (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions
	2.	ovate - rounded like an egg elliptical, oval, oval-shaped, oviform, ovoid, egg-shaped, elliptic, prolate rounded - curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged; "low rounded hills"; "rounded shoulders"

ovate

adjective

Resembling an egg in shape:

oval, oviform, ovoid, ovoidal.

Translations

ovato

ovate

[ˈəʊveɪt] ADJ → aovado

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