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adjective
2.
Botany.
a.
having a shape like the longitudinal section of an egg.
b.
having such a shape with the broader end at the base, as a leaf.
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Ovate
is always a great word to know.
So is gametophyte generation. Does it mean:
| phase in plant life which begins with a spore produced by meiosis |
| organism with having only one complete set of chromosomes |
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| ovate (ˈəʊveɪt) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | shaped like an egg |
| 2. | Compare obovate (esp of a leaf) shaped like the longitudinal section of an egg, with the broader end at the base |
| [C18: from Latin ōvātus egg-shaped; see | |
| 'ovately | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
ovate
1723, from assumed L. pl. Ovates, from Gk. Ouateis "soothsayers, prophets," mentioned by Strabo as a third order in the Gaulish hierarchy, from P.Celt. *vateis, pl. of *vatis, cognate with L. vatis, O.Ir. faith, Welsh ofydd. The modern word, and the artificial senses attached to it, are from the 18c.
EXPANDCeltic revival and the word appears first in Henry Rowlands.
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