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obovate

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English

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An obovate leaf form.

Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

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    • Hyphenation: ob‧o‧vate

    Adjective

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    obovate (comparative more obovate, superlative most obovate)

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

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    Translations

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    Italian

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    Adjective

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    obovate

    1. feminine plural of obovato

    Latin

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    Adjective

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    obovāte

    1. vocative masculine singular of obovātus
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