ovate是什么意思

adj. 卵形的；卵圆形的

英文词源

ovate (n.): 1723, from assumed Latin plural Ovates, from Greek Ouateis "soothsayers, prophets," mentioned by Strabo as a third order in the Gaulish hierarchy, from Proto-Celtic *vateis, plural of *vatis, cognate with Latin vatis, Old Irish faith, Welsh ofydd. The modern word, and the artificial senses attached to it, are from the 18c. Celtic revival and the word appears first in Henry Rowlands.
ovate (adj.): 1760, from Latin ovum "egg" (see ovum).

1. Single purple - red star. Medium green , plain , heart - shaped to ovate, hairy. Standard.: 单瓣的深紫色到红色星形花. 中绿色心型到蛋型叶, 叶面多毛. 标准型.

2. Crown variegated green, white and pink , plain , ovate. Semiminiature trailer.: 绿色, 白色,粉红色组合成的皇冠状斑叶, 叶面平坦. 半迷你悬垂型.

3. Double pink large star. Medium green, plain, ovate. Large.: 重瓣粉红色大朵星形花. 中绿色平坦叶面的蛋型叶. 大型.

4. Single purple ruffled. Medium green, ovate to round , plain , glossy, hairy. Standard.: 单瓣深紫色皱折花.中绿色近圆型叶, 叶面平坦光滑多毛. 标准型.

5. Semidouble blue star. Variegated green and white, plain , ovate . Semiminiature.: 半重瓣蓝色星型花. 绿色和白色组合成的一般型斑叶.半迷你型.