Ovate

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ovate \O"vate\, a. [L. ovatus, from ovum egg. See {Oval}.]
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     1. Shaped like an egg, with the lower extremity broadest.
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     2. (Bot.) Having the shape of an egg, or of the longitudinal


        section of an egg, with the broader end basal. --Gray.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ovate
       adj 1: of a leaf shape; egg-shaped with the broader end at the base
       2: rounded like an egg [syn: {egg-shaped}, {elliptic}, {elliptical},
           {oval}, {oviform}, {ovoid}, {prolate}]