ovate

Adjective
Synonyms: egg-shapedellipticellipticalovaloval-shapedoviformovoidprolate

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  1. of a leaf shape; egg-shaped with the broader end at the base
  2. rounded like an eggSynonyms: egg-shapedellipticellipticalovaloval-shapedoviformovoidprolate
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Ovate \O"vate\, a. [L. ovatus, from ovum egg. See Oval.] [1913 Webster]

1.Shaped like an egg, with the lower extremity broadest. [1913 Webster]

2.(Bot.) Having the shape of an egg, or of the longitudinal section of an egg, with the broader end basal. --Gray. [1913 Webster]

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