ovuline
/ˈɒvjʊlʌɪn/ /ˈəʊvjʊlʌɪn/rare
adjective
Zoology. Of or relating to gastropod molluscs of the genus Ovula (or Ovulum) or the group to which they belong, especially the subfamily Ovulinae.
Origin
Late 19th century (in an earlier sense). In sense 1 from ovulum + -ine.
- vegetable leather
- vegetable marrow
- vegetable mercury
- vegetable oil
- vegetable oyster
- vegetable parchment
- vegetable pear
- vegetable sheep
- vegetable shortening
- vegetable silk
- vegetable spaghetti
- vegetable sponge
- vegetable stone
- vegetable sulfur
- vegetable sulphur
- vegetable tallow
- vegetable vellum
- vegetable wax
- vegetable wool
- vegetabley
- vegetablization
- vegetablize
- vegetably
- vegetal
- vegetally