obovate

obovateobovate leaf

ob·o·vate

O0012500 (ŏb-ō′vāt′)adj. Botany Egg-shaped and flat, with the narrow end at the base: an obovate leaf.

obovate

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

ob•o•vate

(ɒbˈoʊ veɪt)

adj. inversely ovate; egg-shaped in longitudinal section, or outline, with the narrow end at the base. [1775–85]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

obovate - (of a leaf shape) egg-shaped with the narrower end at the baseunsubdivided, simple - (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions

Translations

obovadooboval