ovularian

adjective

ovu·​lar·​i·​an

¦ävyəˌla(a)rēən also ¦ōv-

: resembling an egg

Word History

Etymology

perhaps from New Latin ovulum ovule of a seed plant, small egg + English -ary + -an

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