obovate

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English

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An obovate leaf form.

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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obovate (comparative more obovate, superlative most obovate)

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

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Translations

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Italian

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Adjective

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obovate

  1. feminine plural of obovato

Latin

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Adjective

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obovāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of obovātus