Ō'vate or Ō'vā-ted, a.

adjective

a. [Lat. ovatus, from ovum, egg; It. ovato, Sp. ovado, Fr. ové.]

  1. Shaped like an egg, with the lower extremities broadest.
  2. (Bot.) Having the shape of a section of an egg, and attached by the larger end.
A botanical diagram of an ovate leaf with a central vein and branching veins.
Ovate Leaf.