5 letters · 8 points in Scrabble
adjective of a leaf shape; egg-shaped with the broader end at the base
adjective rounded like an egg
originBorrowed from Latin ōvātus, from ōvum (“an egg”) + -ātus; see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0