obovate

[ ob-oh-veyt ]

/ ɒbˈoʊ veɪt /

adjective

inversely ovate; ovate with the narrow end at the base.

Origin of obovate

First recorded in 1775–85; ob- + ovate

Words nearby obovate

oboist, obol, obole, obolus, Obote, obovate, obovoid, O'Boyle, obpyriform, Obrecht, Obregón

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Example sentences from the Web for obovate

The shape of the individual sporangium is quite uniformly clavate or obovate, decidedly truncate above.
The North American Slime-Moulds|Thomas H. (Thomas Huston) MacBride
(1-3 inches) long; leaves elliptical-ovate to obovate, 2.5-8 cm.
Trees of Indiana|Charles Clemon Deam
Leaves crowded at the ends of the flowering branches, obovate or spatulate, auriculate at base, smooth (1 ft. long).
Trees of the Northern United States|Austin C. Apgar
Berries medium to large, slightly oval or obovate, dull green changing to a faint yellow tinge, covered with thin gray bloom.
The Grapes of New York|U. P. Hedrick

The leaves are unequal at the base, ovate acute, or obovate mucronate.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley

British Dictionary definitions for obovate

obovate

/ (ɒbˈəʊveɪt) /

adjective

(of a leaf or similar flat part) shaped like the longitudinal section of an egg with the narrower end at the base; inversely ovate

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单词	obovate
释义	obovate [ ob-oh-veyt ] / ɒbˈoʊ veɪt / adjective inversely ovate; ovate with the narrow end at the base. Origin of obovate First recorded in 1775–85; ob- + ovate Words nearby obovate oboist, obol, obole, obolus, Obote, obovate, obovoid, O'Boyle, obpyriform, Obrecht, Obregón Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for obovate The shape of the individual sporangium is quite uniformly clavate or obovate, decidedly truncate above. The North American Slime-Moulds\|Thomas H. (Thomas Huston) MacBride (1-3 inches) long; leaves elliptical-ovate to obovate, 2.5-8 cm. Trees of Indiana\|Charles Clemon Deam Leaves crowded at the ends of the flowering branches, obovate or spatulate, auriculate at base, smooth (1 ft. long). Trees of the Northern United States\|Austin C. Apgar Berries medium to large, slightly oval or obovate, dull green changing to a faint yellow tinge, covered with thin gray bloom. The Grapes of New York\|U. P. Hedrick The leaves are unequal at the base, ovate acute, or obovate mucronate. Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II\|Arnold Cooley British Dictionary definitions for obovate obovate / (ɒbˈəʊveɪt) / adjective (of a leaf or similar flat part) shaped like the longitudinal section of an egg with the narrower end at the base; inversely ovate Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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