Definitions for ovate

ovate o·vate

Spelling: [oh-veyt]
IPA: /ˈoʊ veɪt/

Ovate is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 58 anagrams from letters in ovate (aeotv).

Definitions for ovate

adjective

  1. egg-shaped.
  2. Botany. having a shape like the longitudinal section of an egg. having such a shape with the broader end at the base, as a leaf.

Origin of ovate

1750-60; Latin ōvātus, equivalent to ōv(um) egg1 + -ātus -ate1

Examples for ovate

The cap or head varies in form from rounded to ovate or cone shape.

The first glume is shorter than the second, ovate, obtuse, 7- to 9-nerved.

Heart-shaped or cordate, similar to ovate, but with a notch at the base.

The second glume is somewhat membranous, ovate, acute and 3-nerved.

The fruits are short, ovate, with short beaks and hooked bristles.

The leaves are ovate or cordate, deeply and regularly toothed.

The fourth glume is as long as the third, ovate, obtuse, paleate.

Obovate, same as ovate, but with the stem at the narrow end.

The fruit is an ovate capsule, containing from one to four seeds.

Leaflets in 10–14 pairs, ovate, expanded, with a spine at the apex.

Word Value for ovate
Scrable

8

Words with friends

9

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