obovate
[ob-
oh
-veyt]
/ɒbˈoʊ veɪt/
adjective
1.
inversely
ovate
;
ovate
with the narrow end at the base.
Origin
1775-85;
ob-
+
ovate
Examples from the web for
obovate
Leaf shape is ovate to
obovate
with a truncate apex.
Compound leaves are distinctly divided into
obovate
leaflets.
British Dictionary definitions for
obovate
obovate
/
ɒbˈəʊveɪt
/
adjective
1.
(of a leaf or similar flat part) shaped like the longitudinal section of an egg with the narrower end at the base; inversely ovate