ovular

American  

[ov-yuh-ler, oh-vyuh-ler-] / ˈɒv yə lər, ˈoʊ vyə lər- /

adjective

1. pertaining to or of the nature of an ovule.

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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

Such “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 • Jan. 27, 2024

Jupiter's Great Red Spot appears like a slightly stretched pancake, an ovular stain on the biggest planet in the solar system.

From Salon • Nov. 2, 2021

In the iconic ovular test kitchen for Ebony, earth-toned whorls of olive, ocher and rust papered the walls and cabinet fronts, a proud expression of Afrofuturist psychedelia.

From New York Times • Aug. 2, 2021

Poincheval picked up his guitar and began strumming a few folk songs as I collapsed into an ovular wicker chair.

From The Verge • Feb. 13, 2015

One of the most singular instances of ovular malformation in record is that cited by the Rev. M. J. Berkeley, in the 'Gardener's Chronicle,' September 28th, 1850, p.

From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Masters, Maxwell T.