ovular
Americanadjective
Usage
What does ovular mean? Ovular is an adjective meaning related to or like an ovule (an egg or seed). Ovular is often misused to describe objects in the shape of an oval (an egg shape). In botany (the study of plants), an ovule is a seed or the part of a plant that will become a seed. In biology, ovule refers to a small egg. Example: This chemical is known to interrupt the ovular processes of the flower.
Other Word Forms
- multiovular adjective
Etymology
Origin of ovular
From the New Latin word ōvulāris, dating back to 1850–55. See ovule, -ar 1
Example Sentences
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Diagrids have been used in other tall buildings, including the 46-story Hearst Tower in New York City, the iconic 40-story ovular Gherkin skyscraper in London and a section of the egg-shaped London City Hall.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2023
The overall look riffs on Corsair’s Void lineup of headsets rather than the ovular ear cup design of the headset I’ve been comparing it to throughout this piece.
From The Verge • Aug. 19, 2021
The head of E. electricus looks like the letter “u,” whereas that of E. voltai was more ovular — an egghead.
From New York Times • Sep. 10, 2019
The cell is ovular and surrounded by a light colored lacuna.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
From this occasional elongation of the nucleus, as well as from the foliar nature of the ovular coats, Prof. Alex.
From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Masters, Maxwell T.
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