obovate
IPA: ˈoʊbʌveɪt
adjective
- (botany, mycology) Shaped like an egg, with the broad extremity located away from the base.
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Examples of "obovate" in Sentences
- Leaves narrowly obovate in shape.
- Flowers dark purple red, obovate.
- Its leaves are elliptic, obovate or round.
- The leaves are cuneiform, obovate or elliptic.
- The leaves are obovate and have serrated margins.
- The sepals are ovate to obovate or oval in shape.
- The samarae are obovate and deeply notched at the apex.
- The samarae are orbicular to obovate, the seed central.
- The dorsal sepal is obovate, and the lateral sepals are oblong.
- Each leaf consists of three obovate leaflets with serrate leaf margins.
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