different between obovate vs ovate

English

Etymology

From ob- (“inverse”) +? ovate (“egg-shaped”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: ?b-??v?t
• Hyphenation: ob?o?vate

Adjective

obovate (comparative more obovate, superlative most obovate)

1. (botany, mycology) Shaped like an egg, with the broad extremity located away from the base.

Derived terms

• obovately

Translations

Italian

Adjective

obovate

1. feminine plural of obovato

Latin

Adjective

obov?te

1. vocative masculine singular of obov?tus

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /???ve?t/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?o?ve?t/

Etymology 1

oval + -ate, from Latin ovatus.

Adjective

ovate (comparative more ovate, superlative most ovate)

1. Shaped like an egg.
2. (botany, of leaves) With the broadest extremity near the base.

Synonyms

• egg-shaped
• ovoid

Derived terms

• obovate

Translations

Etymology 2

See vates

Noun

ovate (plural ovates)

1. An Irish bard.
2. A member of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids, a neo-druidism order based in England.
3. A modern-day bard of a gorsedd, especially one acknowledged at an eisteddfod.

Latin

Etymology 1

Inflected form of ov?tus, perfect passive participle of ov? (“rejoice, applaud”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /o?u?a?.te/, [??u?ä?t??]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /o?va.te/, [??v??t??]

Participle

ov?te

1. vocative masculine singular of ov?tus

Etymology 2

Inflected form of ?v?tus, from ?vum (“egg”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /o??u?a?.te/, [o??u?ä?t??]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /o?va.te/, [??v??t??]

Adjective

?v?te

1. vocative masculine singular of ?v?tus