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adjective
Date: 1785
ovate with the narrower end basal <obovate leaves> — see leaf illustration
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
obovate
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Obovate — Ob*o vate a. [Pref. ob + ovate.] (Bot.) Inversely ovate; ovate with the narrow end downward; as, an obovate leaf. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
obovate — [äb ō′vāt] adj. inversely ovate; having the shape of the longitudinal section of an egg, with the broad end at the top, as some leaves: see LEAF … English World dictionary
obovate — adj. [L. ob, inverse; ovate, egg shaped] Inversely eggshaped with narrower end downward … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
obovate — /ob oh vayt/, adj. inversely ovate; ovate with the narrow end at the base. [1775 85; OB + OVATE] * * * … Universalium
obovate — adjective Shaped like an egg, with the broad extremity located away from the base … Wiktionary
obovate — [ɒb əʊveɪt] adjective Botany (of a leaf) ovate, with the narrower end at the base … English new terms dictionary
obovate — Of a 2 dimensional structure that is egg shaped in outline but broadest above the middle, e.g. the leaflets of Ceratozamia euryphyllidia. See also elliptic, ovate … Expanded glossary of Cycad terms
obovate — ob·ovate … English syllables
obovate — ob•o•vate [[t]ɒbˈoʊ veɪt[/t]] adj. bot inversely ovate; egg shaped in longitudinal section, or outline, with the narrow end at the base • Etymology: 1775–85 … From formal English to slang
obovate — /ɒbˈoʊveɪt/ (say ob ohvayt) adjective (of a leaf) inversely ovate; ovate with the narrow end at the base. {ob + ovate} …
