OVULATE

ovulate

(verb) produce and discharge eggs; “women ovulate about once every month”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

ovulate (third-person singular simple present ovulates, present participle ovulating, simple past and past participle ovulated)

(intransitive) to produce eggs or ova

Adjective

ovulate (not comparable)

(botany) Containing, or bearing, an ovule.

Anagrams

• volutae

Source: Wiktionary


O"vu*late, a. (Biol.)

Definition: Containing an ovule or ovules.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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