Definition of Ovate

1. Adjective. Of a leaf shape; egg-shaped with the broader end at the base.

Similar to: Simple, Unsubdivided

2. Adjective. Rounded like an egg.

Definition of Ovate

1. a. Shaped like an egg, with the lower extremity broadest.

Definition of Ovate

1. egg-shaped [adj] : OVATELY [adv]

Medical Definition of Ovate

1. Shaped like an egg in two dimensions, and attached by the wider end. Compare: ovoid. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ovate

ovariotomy
ovariotomy
ovarious
ovaritides
ovaritis
ovaritis
ovarium
ovarium bipartitum
ovarium disjunctum
ovarium gyratum
ovarium lobatum
ovarium masculinum
ovary
ovary
ovate (current term)
ovate (current term)
ovated
ovately
ovates
ovate leaf
ovating
ovation
ovation
ovational
ovations
ovator
ovators
ovel
ovels
oven

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