ovate

/ˈəʊveɪt/ · adjective

Meaning

Shaped like an egg.
(of leaves) With the broadest extremity near the base.
An Irish bard.
A member of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids, a neo-druidism order based in England.
A modern-day bard of a gorsedd, especially one acknowledged at an eisteddfod.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

ovoid(English)oval(English)prolate(English)elliptical(English)elliptic(English)rounded(English)oviform(English)egg-shaped(English)cordate(English)acuminate(English)effuse(English)glume(English)

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Sources

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