ovate

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The Yankton Sioux Tribe voted Friday to ban Noem from their land in southeastern South Dakota just a few days after the Sisseton-Wahpeton Ovate tribe took the same action.

From Seattle Times • May 11, 2024

Ovate, yes; or whatever just the right word may be.

From Bertram Cope's Year by Fuller, Henry Blake

Ovate, evenly curved, with a broad, rounded base.

From Trees of the Northern United States Their Study, Description and Determination by Apgar, A. C. (Austin Craig)

Leaves: Ovate to lanceolate, tapering at both ends or wedge-shaped, often yellowish green, entire or sparingly wavy-toothed.

From Wild Flowers An Aid to Knowledge of Our Wild Flowers and Their Insect Visitors by Blanchan, Neltje

Oblong-ovate, that it is fullest in the middle; and like Ovate, which means egg-shaped, that it tapers to both ends; fig.

From American Pomology Apples by Warder, J. A.