"obovate" meaning in English

See obovate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more obovate [comparative], most obovate [superlative]
enPR: ŏb-ōʹvāt Etymology: From ob- (“inverse”) + ovate (“egg-shaped”). Etymology templates: {{affix|en|ob-|ovate|t1=inverse|t2=egg-shaped}} ob- (“inverse”) + ovate (“egg-shaped”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} obovate (comparative more obovate, superlative most obovate)
  1. (botany, mycology) Shaped like an egg, with the broad extremity located away from the base. Categories (topical): Botany, Mycology Derived forms: obovately Translations (shaped like an egg): omgekeerd eirond (Dutch), obovaat (Dutch), obovale (French), verkehrt eiförmig (German), umgekehrt eiförmig (German), obovato (Italian), odwrotnie jajowaty (Polish), gwrthwyffurf (Welsh)
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