ovato-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin ovato-, ōvātus.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin ovato-, combining form of classical Latin ōvātus ovate adj., forming compound adjectives in scientific (chiefly botanical) Latin: see -o- connective.Attested in a small number of formations listed below, many of which are adaptations of Latin compound adjectives (e.g. ovato-acuminatus , ovato-conicus , ovato-oblongus , etc.). These are more usually rendered in English by compounds in ovate- (see ovate adj. Compounds 1).

Chiefly Biology (esp. Botany). Now rare.

Prefixed to adjectives to form adjectives describing forms which are intermediate between, or a blend of, ovate and another form (cf. ovate adj. Compounds 1, ovately adv.).

† ovato-acuminate adj. Obsolete

ΚΠ

1835 W. J. Hooker Brit. Flora 145 Ulmus major..leaves ovato-acuminate, very oblique at the base.

1882 Nature 13 Apr. 572/1 Ovato-acuminate implements, scrapers, flakes and nuclei.

† ovato-conical adj. Obsolete

ΚΠ

?1841 Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 1 No. 9. 266 Shell ovato-conical.

1856–8 W. Clark tr. J. van der Hoeven Handbk. Zool. I. 807 Buccinum L.—Shell ovate or ovato-conical, gibbous.

† ovato-cordate adj. Obsolete

ΚΠ

1785 T. Martyn tr. J.-J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. xxvi. 402 The leaves are ovato-cordate, or egg-shaped, only hollowed at the base.

1868 S. Hereman Paxton's Bot. Dict. (new ed.) 410/2 Ovate, when joined by a hyphen to another word, signifies a form between the two, as ovato-cordate, ovate, and heart-shaped.

† ovato-deltoid adj. Obsolete rare Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΚΠ

1890 Cent. Dict. 4193/2 Ovatodeltoid.

† ovato-ellipsoidal adj. Obsolete rare Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΚΠ

1890 Cent. Dict. 4193/2 Ovato-ellipsoidal.

ovato-globose adj.

Brit.

/əʊˌveɪtə(ʊ)ˈɡləʊbəʊs/

/əʊˌveɪtə(ʊ)ɡləʊˈbəʊs/

U.S.

/oʊˌveɪdoʊˈɡloʊˌboʊs/

ΚΠ

1848 S. V. Wood Monogr. Crag Mollusca 15 Shell ovato-globose, variable, thick and strong, covered with transverse striae or ridges.

1881 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 8 65 Asci ovato-globose, with a short stipe.

1922 E. W. Swanton Fungi & how to know Them (ed. 2) II. 70 Inner per[idium] sessile, ovato-globose in section, floccose.

ovato-lanceolate adj.

Brit.

/əʊˌveɪtə(ʊ)ˈlɑːnsɪəleɪt/

/əʊˌveɪtə(ʊ)ˈlɑːnsɪələt/

/əʊˌveɪtə(ʊ)ˈlansɪəleɪt/

/əʊˌveɪtə(ʊ)ˈlansɪələt/

U.S.

/oʊˌveɪdoʊˈlænsiələt/

/oʊˌveɪdoʊˈlænsiəˌleɪt/

ΚΠ

1790 Nat. Hist. in J. White Jrnl. Voy. New S. Wales App. 230 These leaves are about two inches long, ovato-lanceolate, pointed.

1852 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Crustacea Pt. I 95 Horns ovato-lanceolate, acute, entire.

1938 New Phytologist 37 413 B.L. [= branch leaves] ovato lanceolate–lanceolate, acute.

ovato-oblong adj.

Brit.

/əʊˌveɪtəʊˈɒblɒŋ/

U.S.

/oʊˌveɪdoʊˈɑbˌlɔŋ/

/oʊˌveɪdoʊˈɑbˌlɑŋ/

ΚΠ

1752 J. Hill Gen. Nat. Hist. III. 284 The body of the Ostracion is of an odd figure..it is oval, or ovato-oblong; or, finally, ovato-quadrangular, or approaching to conic.

1886 Philos. Trans. 1885 (Royal Soc.) 176 245 The two antero-lateral vomers..are ovato-oblong, and sculptured in their infero-external face.

ovato-orbicular adj.

Brit.

/əʊˌveɪtəʊɔːˈbɪkjᵿlə/

U.S.

/oʊˌveɪdoʊˌɔrˈbɪkjələr/

rare Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΚΠ

1904 N.E.D. (at cited word) Ovato-orbicular.

ovato-pyriform adj.

Brit.

/əʊˌveɪtə(ʊ)ˈpɪrᵻfɔːm/

/əʊˌveɪtə(ʊ)ˈpʌɪrᵻfɔːm/

U.S.

/oʊˌveɪdoʊˈpɪrəˌfɔrm/

/oʊˌveɪdoʊˈpaɪrəˌfɔrm/

ΚΠ

1881 Gardeners' Chron. 16 61 Spores hyaline, with a tinge of pink, oval or ovato-pyriform.

† ovato-quadrangular adj. Obsolete rare

ΚΠ

1752 J. Hill Gen. Nat. Hist. III. 284 The body of the Ostracion is of an odd figure..it is oval, or ovato-oblong; or, finally, ovato-quadrangular, or approaching to conic.

† ovato-rhomboid adj. Obsolete rare

ΚΠ

1831 W. J. Hooker Flora Brit. Isles (ed. 2) 138 C[henopodium] olidum, Curt. (stinking Goose-foot); leaves ovato-rhomboid entire.

† ovato-rotundate adj. Obsolete rare

ΚΠ

1836 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Plants (rev. ed.) 899 [Phascum muticum] Leaves ovato-rotundate acuminate concave connivent.

† ovato-triangular adj. Obsolete rare

ΚΠ

?1838 Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 1 No. 6. 177 Leaves ovato-triangular, unequally sinuato-dentate.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ovato-
释义	ovato-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin ovato-, ōvātus. Etymology: < post-classical Latin ovato-, combining form of classical Latin ōvātus ovate adj., forming compound adjectives in scientific (chiefly botanical) Latin: see -o- connective.Attested in a small number of formations listed below, many of which are adaptations of Latin compound adjectives (e.g. ovato-acuminatus , ovato-conicus , ovato-oblongus , etc.). These are more usually rendered in English by compounds in ovate- (see ovate adj. Compounds 1). Chiefly Biology (esp. Botany). Now rare. Prefixed to adjectives to form adjectives describing forms which are intermediate between, or a blend of, ovate and another form (cf. ovate adj. Compounds 1, ovately adv.). † ovato-acuminate adj. Obsolete ΚΠ 1835 W. J. Hooker Brit. Flora 145 Ulmus major..leaves ovato-acuminate, very oblique at the base. 1882 Nature 13 Apr. 572/1 Ovato-acuminate implements, scrapers, flakes and nuclei. † ovato-conical adj. Obsolete ΚΠ ?1841 Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 1 No. 9. 266 Shell ovato-conical. 1856–8 W. Clark tr. J. van der Hoeven Handbk. Zool. I. 807 Buccinum L.—Shell ovate or ovato-conical, gibbous. † ovato-cordate adj. Obsolete ΚΠ 1785 T. Martyn tr. J.-J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. xxvi. 402 The leaves are ovato-cordate, or egg-shaped, only hollowed at the base. 1868 S. Hereman Paxton's Bot. Dict. (new ed.) 410/2 Ovate, when joined by a hyphen to another word, signifies a form between the two, as ovato-cordate, ovate, and heart-shaped. † ovato-deltoid adj. Obsolete rare Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. 4193/2 Ovatodeltoid. † ovato-ellipsoidal adj. Obsolete rare Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. 4193/2 Ovato-ellipsoidal. ovato-globose adj. Brit. /əʊˌveɪtə(ʊ)ˈɡləʊbəʊs/ , /əʊˌveɪtə(ʊ)ɡləʊˈbəʊs/ , U.S. /oʊˌveɪdoʊˈɡloʊˌboʊs/ ΚΠ 1848 S. V. Wood Monogr. Crag Mollusca 15 Shell ovato-globose, variable, thick and strong, covered with transverse striae or ridges. 1881 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 8 65 Asci ovato-globose, with a short stipe. 1922 E. W. Swanton Fungi & how to know Them (ed. 2) II. 70 Inner per[idium] sessile, ovato-globose in section, floccose. ovato-lanceolate adj. Brit. /əʊˌveɪtə(ʊ)ˈlɑːnsɪəleɪt/ , /əʊˌveɪtə(ʊ)ˈlɑːnsɪələt/ , /əʊˌveɪtə(ʊ)ˈlansɪəleɪt/ , /əʊˌveɪtə(ʊ)ˈlansɪələt/ , U.S. /oʊˌveɪdoʊˈlænsiələt/ , /oʊˌveɪdoʊˈlænsiəˌleɪt/ ΚΠ 1790 Nat. Hist. in J. White Jrnl. Voy. New S. Wales App. 230 These leaves are about two inches long, ovato-lanceolate, pointed. 1852 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Crustacea Pt. I 95 Horns ovato-lanceolate, acute, entire. 1938 New Phytologist 37 413 B.L. [= branch leaves] ovato lanceolate–lanceolate, acute. ovato-oblong adj. Brit. /əʊˌveɪtəʊˈɒblɒŋ/ , U.S. /oʊˌveɪdoʊˈɑbˌlɔŋ/ , /oʊˌveɪdoʊˈɑbˌlɑŋ/ ΚΠ 1752 J. Hill Gen. Nat. Hist. III. 284 The body of the Ostracion is of an odd figure..it is oval, or ovato-oblong; or, finally, ovato-quadrangular, or approaching to conic. 1886 Philos. Trans. 1885 (Royal Soc.) 176 245 The two antero-lateral vomers..are ovato-oblong, and sculptured in their infero-external face. ovato-orbicular adj. Brit. /əʊˌveɪtəʊɔːˈbɪkjᵿlə/ , U.S. /oʊˌveɪdoʊˌɔrˈbɪkjələr/ rare Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1904 N.E.D. (at cited word) Ovato-orbicular. ovato-pyriform adj. Brit. /əʊˌveɪtə(ʊ)ˈpɪrᵻfɔːm/ , /əʊˌveɪtə(ʊ)ˈpʌɪrᵻfɔːm/ , U.S. /oʊˌveɪdoʊˈpɪrəˌfɔrm/ , /oʊˌveɪdoʊˈpaɪrəˌfɔrm/ ΚΠ 1881 Gardeners' Chron. 16 61 Spores hyaline, with a tinge of pink, oval or ovato-pyriform. † ovato-quadrangular adj. Obsolete rare ΚΠ 1752 J. Hill Gen. Nat. Hist. III. 284 The body of the Ostracion is of an odd figure..it is oval, or ovato-oblong; or, finally, ovato-quadrangular, or approaching to conic. † ovato-rhomboid adj. Obsolete rare ΚΠ 1831 W. J. Hooker Flora Brit. Isles (ed. 2) 138 C[henopodium] olidum, Curt. (stinking Goose-foot); leaves ovato-rhomboid entire. † ovato-rotundate adj. Obsolete rare ΚΠ 1836 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Plants (rev. ed.) 899 [Phascum muticum] Leaves ovato-rotundate acuminate concave connivent. † ovato-triangular adj. Obsolete rare ΚΠ ?1838 Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 1 No. 6. 177 Leaves ovato-triangular, unequally sinuato-dentate. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < comb. form1752
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