obovate

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English[edit]

An obovate leaf form.

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

enPR: ŏb-ōʹvāt
Hyphenation: ob‧o‧vate

Adjective[edit]

obovate (comparative more obovate, superlative most obovate)

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

Derived terms[edit]

obovately

Translations[edit]

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[edit]

Adjective[edit]

obovate

feminine plural of obovato

Latin[edit]

Adjective[edit]

obovāte

vocative masculine singular of obovātus

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