obovate

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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