What does ovate mean?
Ovate means Shaped like an egg..
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/ˈəʊ.veɪt/ · adjective
Shaped like an egg..
The Geese, Anserinæ, have the body ovate, the head small, the bill stout and somewhat conical; the legs rather long; the wings of great length and breadth.
Slightly derived handaxes from the Mildenhall glaciofluvial sands, generally in fresh condition and dominated by ovates and cordates.
Use ovate when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Ovate means Shaped like an egg..
Common synonyms include egg-shaped, ovoid, simple, prolate.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The Geese, Anserinæ, have the body ovate, the head small, the bill stout and somewhat conical; the legs rather long; the wings of great length and breadth.
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