OVATES

OVATE

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



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Word of the Day

25 March 2025

IMMOBILIZATION

(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”


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Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.

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