obovate

English

An obovate leaf form.

Etymology

From ob- (inverse) + ovate (egg-shaped).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: ŏb-ōʹvāt
  • Hyphenation: ob‧o‧vate

Adjective

obovate (comparative more obovate, superlative most obovate)

  1. (botany, mycology) Shaped like an egg, with the broad extremity located away from the base.

Derived terms

Translations

Italian

Adjective

obovate

  1. feminine plural of obovato

Latin

Adjective

obovāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of obovātus
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