Ovate can mean:
* Shaped like an egg. This is commonly used to describe leaves, such as those of the
* A junior rank in an organisation in which the highest rank is called "druid". See
* the second of three titles used by the pre-
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ovate — ovate … Dictionnaire des rimes
ovate — [ ɔvat ] n. m. • 1874; plur. lat. °ovates, gr. ouateis, lat. class. vates « celui qui prédit l avenir » ♦ Hist. relig. Prêtre gaulois, entre les druides et les bardes, dans la hiérarchie druidique. ⇒OVATE, subst. masc. HIST. Prêtre gaulois,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Ovate — O vate, a. [L. ovatus, from ovum egg. See {Oval}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Shaped like an egg, with the lower extremity broadest. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Having the shape of an egg, or of the longitudinal section of an egg, with the broader end basal … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ovate — (n.) 1723, from assumed Latin pl. Ovates, from Gk. Ouateis soothsayers, prophets, mentioned by Strabo as a third order in the Gaulish hierarchy, from Proto Celtic *vateis, plural of *vatis, cognate with L. vatis, O.Ir. faith, Welsh ofydd. The… … Etymology dictionary
ovate — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ oval; egg shaped. ORIGIN Latin ovatus … English terms dictionary
ovate — [ō′vāt΄] adj. [L ovatus < ovum,EGG1] 1. egg shaped 2. Bot. having the shape of the longitudinal section of an egg, esp. with the broader end at the base: see LEAF … English World dictionary
ovate — ob·ovate; sub·ovate; ovate; … English syllables
ovate — adjective Date: 1760 1. shaped like an egg 2. having an outline like a longitudinal section of an egg with the basal end broader < ovate leaves > see leaf illustration … New Collegiate Dictionary
Ovate — Le mot ovate est un titre (ou grade) du mouvement néodruidique contemporain. C est la déformation du mot vate qui, avec le druide et le barde composaient la classe sacerdotale des Celtes de l Antiquité. Il est spécialisé dans l étude des plantes… … Wikipédia en Français
Ovate-acuminate — O vate a*cu mi*nate, a. Having an ovate form, but narrowed at the end into a slender point. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
