ovicularadj.

Brit.

/əʊˈvɪkjᵿlə/, U.S.

/oʊˈvɪkjələr/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin oviculum , -ar suffix¹.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin oviculum small egg (recorded in glossaries from the 12th cent.; < classical Latin ōvum ovum n. (compare ovi- comb. form¹) + -culum -cule suffix) + -ar suffix¹.

Now rare.

Of the shape or nature of an egg; relating to eggs or ova.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > curvature > curved three-dimensional shape or body > [adjective] > spherical or globular > spheroidal > oval, ovoid, or ellipsoidal

oval1585

egg-like1599

ovalish1684

oviform1684

subovate1752

egg-shaped1767

almond-shapeda1771

subovated1773

ovicular1774

ovate1775

ovoid1776

egg-oblong1796

subovoid1819

ovaliform1826

ovoidal1828

ellipsoidal1831

amygdaloid1835

ooidal1836

oliviform1857

ovoid-shaped1860

ellipsoid1861

ovaloid1890

1774 J. Bryant New Syst. II. 352 I invoke Protogonos, who wandered..inclosed in an ovicular machine.

1816 G. S. Faber Origin Pagan Idolatry II. 252 The tempest-tossed egg or ovicular arkite machine.

1860 Harper's Mag. Dec. 33/2 The ovipositor and the ovicular arrangement.

1883 Science 28 Dec. 814/1 Those likely places in which they might deposit their ovicular treasures.

1913 Amer. Naturalist 47 127 No seminal or ovicular cell arises from the cell-material of the individual.

2001 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 5 June (Good Living section) 15 Mum didn't know diddly about boiled eggs... My father..tried hard to ignore Mum's ovicular eccentricities.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ovicular
释义	ovicularadj. Brit. /əʊˈvɪkjᵿlə/, U.S. /oʊˈvɪkjələr/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin oviculum , -ar suffix¹. Etymology: < post-classical Latin oviculum small egg (recorded in glossaries from the 12th cent.; < classical Latin ōvum ovum n. (compare ovi- comb. form¹) + -culum -cule suffix) + -ar suffix¹. Now rare. Of the shape or nature of an egg; relating to eggs or ova. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > curved three-dimensional shape or body > [adjective] > spherical or globular > spheroidal > oval, ovoid, or ellipsoidal oval1585 egg-like1599 ovalish1684 oviform1684 subovate1752 egg-shaped1767 almond-shapeda1771 subovated1773 ovicular1774 ovate1775 ovoid1776 egg-oblong1796 subovoid1819 ovaliform1826 ovoidal1828 ellipsoidal1831 amygdaloid1835 ooidal1836 oliviform1857 ovoid-shaped1860 ellipsoid1861 ovaloid1890 1774 J. Bryant New Syst. II. 352 I invoke Protogonos, who wandered..inclosed in an ovicular machine. 1816 G. S. Faber Origin Pagan Idolatry II. 252 The tempest-tossed egg or ovicular arkite machine. 1860 Harper's Mag. Dec. 33/2 The ovipositor and the ovicular arrangement. 1883 Science 28 Dec. 814/1 Those likely places in which they might deposit their ovicular treasures. 1913 Amer. Naturalist 47 127 No seminal or ovicular cell arises from the cell-material of the individual. 2001 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 5 June (Good Living section) 15 Mum didn't know diddly about boiled eggs... My father..tried hard to ignore Mum's ovicular eccentricities. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1774
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