Associations to the word «Obovate»

Wiktionary

OBOVATE, adjective. (botany) (mycology) Shaped like an egg, with the broad extremity located away from the base.

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.