obovate

ob·o·vate
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adjective

Shaped like an egg, with the broad extremity located away from the base.

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Meanings

adjectiveobovate (comparative more obovate, superlative most obovate)

comparative more obovate · superlative most obovate

  1. biologyShaped like an egg, with the broad extremity located away from the base.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From ob- (“inverse”) + ovate (“egg-shaped”).

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Translations

Dutch omgekeerd eirond, obovaat
  • omgekeerd eirondshaped like an egg
  • obovaatshaped like an egg
French obovale
  • obovaleshaped like an egg
German verkehrt eiförmig, umgekehrt eiförmig
  • verkehrt eiförmigshaped like an egg
  • umgekehrt eiförmigshaped like an egg
Italian obovato
  • obovatoshaped like an egg
Polish odwrotnie jajowaty
  • odwrotnie jajowatyshaped like an egg
Welsh gwrthwyffurf
  • gwrthwyffurfshaped like an egg
Cite this entry
APA

obovate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obovate

MLA

“obovate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obovate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “obovate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obovate.

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