Definitions for obovateɒbˈoʊ veɪt
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ob•o•vateɒbˈoʊ veɪt(adj.)
inversely ovate; egg-shaped in longitudinal section, or outline, with the narrow end at the base.
Category: Botany
Origin of obovate:
1775–85
Princeton's WordNet
obovate(adj)
(of a leaf shape) egg-shaped with the narrower end at the base
Wiktionary
obovate(Adjective)
Shaped like an egg, with the broad extremity located away from the base.
Origin: ob- + ovate
Webster Dictionary
Obovate(adj)
inversely ovate; ovate with the narrow end downward; as, an obovate leaf
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