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)

(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

feminine plural of obovato

Latin

Adjective

obovāte

vocative masculine singular of obovātus

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