Associations to the word «Ovate»
Noun
Adjective
- Toothed
- Elliptical
- Oblique
- Triangular
- Glossy
- Shell
- Hairy
- Rounded
- Conical
- Basal
- Yellowish
- Deciduous
- Whitish
- Fleshy
- Cylindrical
- Stalked
- Acute
- Bluish
- Convex
- Erect
- Flattened
- Blunt
- Reddish
- Shaped
- Oval
- Compressed
- Inflated
- Translucent
- Alternate
- Greenish
- Smooth
- Blackish
- Brownish
- Silvery
- Shiny
- Juvenile
- Anterior
- Clustered
- Green
- Lateral
- Lip
- Linear
- Transverse
- Woody
- Depressed
Wiktionary
OVATE, adjective. Shaped like an egg.
OVATE, adjective. (botany) Egg-shaped, with the broadest extremity near the base.
Dictionary definition
OVATE, adjective. Of a leaf shape; egg-shaped with the broader end at the base.
OVATE, adjective. Rounded like an egg.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.