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Webster 1913 Edition

Obovate

Ob-o′vate

.
Adj.
[Pref.
ob-
+
ovate
.]
(Bot.)
Inversely ovate; ovate with the narrow end downward;
as, an
obovate
leaf
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Obovate

OBO'VATE

,
Adj.
In botany, inversely ovate; having the narrow end downward; as an obovate leaf.

Definition 2024

obovate

obovate

English

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

Translations

Italian

Adjective

obovate

  1. feminine plural of obovato

Latin

Adjective

obovāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of obovātus

Etymology

ob- +‎ ovate

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