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Ovate vs Semiovate - What's the difference?

ovate | semiovate |

As adjectives the difference between ovate and semiovate

is that ovate is shaped like an egg while semiovate is half ovate.

ovate

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Shaped like an egg.
  • (botany) Egg-shaped, with the broadest extremity near the base.

    • Derived terms

    * obovate

    Synonyms

    * egg-shaped * ovoid

    semiovate

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Half ovate.
    • (Webster 1913)