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OBOVATE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does obovate mean?
• OBOVATE (adjective)
The adjective OBOVATE has 1 sense:
1. (of a leaf shape) egg-shaped with the narrower end at the base
Familiarity information: OBOVATE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of a leaf shape) egg-shaped with the narrower end at the base
Similar:
simple; unsubdivided ((botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions)
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