elliptic, egg-shaped, elliptical, oval, oval-shaped, ovate, oviform, ovoid, prolate
(adjective) rounded like an egg
ovate
(adjective) of a leaf shape; egg-shaped with the broader end at the base
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ovate (comparative more ovate, superlative most ovate)
Shaped like an egg.
(botany, of leaves) With the broadest extremity near the base.
• egg-shaped
• ovoid
See vates
ovate (plural ovates)
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.
Source: Wiktionary
O"vate, a. Etym: [L. ovatus, from ovum egg. See Oval.]
1. Shaped like an egg, with the lower extremity broadest.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: Having the shape of an egg, or of the longitudinal sectior of an egg, with the broader end basal. Gray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 March 2025
(adjective) of or pertaining to or in keeping with the Christian gospel especially as in the first 4 books of the New Testament
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
