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adj
Containing, or bearing, an ovule.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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verb
To produce eggs or ova.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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verb
produce and discharge eggs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: exhaust, discharge, expel, eject, release
History
Etymology tree English ovul(e) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English ovulate From ovul(e) + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
From ovul(e) + -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare French ovuler.
Across languages
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
