ovate
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Latin ovatus
Adjective [edit]
ovate (not comparable)
- Shaped like an egg.
- (botany) Egg-shaped, with the broadest extremity near the base.
Derived terms [edit]
Synonyms [edit]
Translations [edit]
egg-shaped — see egg-shaped
Latin [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
Inflected form of ovātus, perfect passive participle of ovō (“rejoice, applaud”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Participle [edit]
ovāte
- vocative masculine singular of ovātus
Etymology 2 [edit]
Inflected form of õvātus, from ōvum (“egg”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Adjective [edit]
ōvāte
- vocative masculine singular of ōvātus
