obovate

English

An obovate leaf form.

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

obovate (comparative more obovate, superlative most obovate)

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

Derived terms

• obovately

Translations

shaped like an egg

• Dutch: omgekeerd eirond, obovaat (nl)
• French: obovale (fr)
• German: verkehrt eiförmig, umgekehrt eiförmig
• Italian: obovato (it)
• Polish: odwrotnie jajowaty
• Welsh: gwrthwyffurf

Italian

Adjective

obovate

1. feminine plural of obovato

Latin

Adjective

obovāte

1. vocative masculine singular of obovātus