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单词 ovali-
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ovali-comb. form

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin ovali-, ovalis.
Etymology: < scientific Latin ovali-, combining form (in e.g. ovalifolia , ovalifolius , ovalifolium (1804, 1830, 1808 respectively as specific epithets)) of post-classical Latin ovalis oval adj.2Attested in a small number of formations, earliest in botany in ovali-globose adj. , ovali-lanceolate adj. , which have parallels at oval adj.2 and n.1 Compounds 2. Subsequently in more general scientific use (see ovaliform adj.). Combines with second elements of Latin origin.
Botany. Obsolete. rare.
Prefixed to adjectives to denote a form which is intermediate between, or a blend of, oval and another shape.
ovali-globose adj. Obsolete rare
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1775 J. Jenkinson Linnæus' Generic & Specific Descr. Brit. Plants Gloss. Ovali-globose, a globose leaf partly oval.
ovali-lanceolate adj. Obsolete rare
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1810 T. Nuttall Diary in J. E. Graustein Nuttall's Trav. into Old Northwest (1953) 40 On my way I saw a species of Asclepias, which was new to me the leaves were in 4.s verticillate, ovali-lanc [eolate] acuminate.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2019).
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