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Meaning of OBOVATE

Pronunciation:  âb'owveyt

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  of a leaf shape; egg-shaped with the narrower end at the base
 
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 Synonyms: simple, unsubdivided
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ob*o"vate\ a. [Pref. ob- + ovate.] (Bot.)
Inversely ovate; ovate with the narrow end downward; as, an
obovate leaf.
 
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Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: Similar in shape to ovate but attached at the narrower end.
 
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