Obovate

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Shaped like an egg, with the broad extremity located away from the base.
Adjective
  1. 1
    (of a leaf shape) egg-shaped with the narrower end at the base wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
ovalovoidsimple

Etymology

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

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