Definition of obovate Obovate

ob•o•vate

We found 4 definitions of obovate from 4 different sources.

What does obovate mean?

Adjective
obovate - (of a leaf shape) egg-shaped with the narrower end at the base

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obovate (Adjective)
Shaped like an egg, with the broad extremity located away from the base.

obovate (a.)
Inversely ovate; ovate with the narrow end downward; as, an obovate leaf.

obovate
ob-ō′vāt, adj. (bot.) egg-shaped, as a leaf, with the narrow end next the leaf-stalk.—adv. Obō′vātely.—adj. Obō′void, solidly obovate

obovate in sign language