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单词 ovate
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
o•vate  (ō′vāt),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. egg-shaped.
  2. Botany
    • Botanyhaving a shape like the longitudinal section of an egg.
    • Botanyhaving such a shape with the broader end at the base, as a leaf.
  • Latin ōvātus, equivalent. to ōv(um) egg1 + -ātus -ate1
  • 1750–60
o′vate•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ovate /ˈəʊveɪt/ adj
  1. shaped like an egg
  2. (esp of a leaf) shaped like the longitudinal section of an egg, with the broader end at the base
Etymology: 18th Century: from Latin ōvātus egg-shaped; see ovum

ˈovately adv
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