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obovate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables
ob-o-vate
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Shaped like an egg, with the broad extremity located away from the base.

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

more obovate (comparative) most obovate (superlative)

Derived Forms

obovately

Questions

What does obovate mean?
Shaped like an egg, with the broad extremity located away from the base.
Where does obovate come from?
From ob- (“inverse”) + ovate (“egg-shaped”).

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