ovate
IPA: ˈoʊveɪt
noun
- (archaeology) An egg-shaped hand axe.
- An Irish bard.
- A member at a certain grade of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids, a neo-druidism order based in England.
- A modern-day bard of a gorsedd, especially one acknowledged at an eisteddfod.
adjective
- Shaped like an egg.
- (botany, of leaves) With the broadest extremity near the base.
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Examples of "ovate" in Sentences
- The leaves are characteristically ovate in shape.
- The opening or mouth of the pitcher is ovate and oblique.
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