OBOVATE

obovate

(adjective) (of a leaf shape) egg-shaped with the narrower end at the base

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

obovate (comparative more obovate, superlative most obovate)

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

Source: Wiktionary

Ob*o"vate. a. Etym: [Pref. ob- + ovate.] (Bot.)

Definition: Inversely ovate; ovate with the narrow end downward; as, an obovate leaf.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition