1. ovate - Noun
2. ovate - Adjective
3. ovate - Adjective Satellite
Shaped like an egg, with the lower extremity broadest.
Having the shape of an egg, or of the longitudinal sectior of an egg, with the broader end basal.
Source: Webster's dictionaryDescription Leaves are smooth, simple, petiolated, ovate to oblong-ovate, (0.5-1.5 cm) long, (0.2-0.8 cm) wide, with obtuse apex, entire margin, symmetrical but tapering base, and reticulate venation. Source: Internet
The bracts are light green and ovate to oblong with a blunt upper end with a length of 3 to 5 cm. Source: Internet
Leaves may be ovate, lanceolate, or orbiculate, and very variable in size on the individual plant. Source: Internet
The types shown are (clockwise from top) cordate, ficron and ovate. Source: Internet