obovate
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How to use obovate in a sentence
Herbivorous; apod, or with very short legs: body ovate or obovate, slimy.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4) | William KirbyBerries medium to large, slightly oval or obovate, dull green changing to a faint yellow tinge, covered with thin gray bloom.
The Grapes of New York | U. P. Hedrick(3/4-7 inches) long; leaves oblanceolate-obovate, acute at the apex, cuneate at the base, serrate or doubly serrate 3-6 cm.
Trees of Indiana | Charles Clemon DeamSmall trees with the characteristic bark of the genus; twigs smooth; leaves obovate or oval, 5-11 cm.
Trees of Indiana | Charles Clemon DeamIts leaves are spreading, obovate in form, with toothed margins, and bristly hairs on the under side of the midrib.
Field and Woodland Plants | William S. Furneaux
British Dictionary definitions for obovate
/ (ɒbˈəʊveɪt) /
(of a leaf or similar flat part) shaped like the longitudinal section of an egg with the narrower end at the base; inversely ovate
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