OVATE


Meaning of OVATE in English

— ovately , adv.

/oh"vayt/ , adj.

1. egg-shaped.

2. Bot.

a. having a shape like the longitudinal section of an egg.

b. having such a shape with the broader end at the base, as a leaf.

[ 1750-60; ovatus, equiv. to ov ( um ) EGG 1 + -atus -ATE 1 ]

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