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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
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