obovate
Definition
- Adjective:
- (Botany) Having an egg-shaped outline, but with the narrower end at the base: This term is used in botany to describe a leaf, petal, or other plant part that is shaped like an egg but is attached at the narrower end.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The plant is easily identified by its distinctive, obovate leaves.
- The petals are obovate and a brilliant white.
Advanced Usage
- Comparative and Superlative Forms: The term can be modified as more obovate and most obovate when comparing the shapes of different leaves.
- The leaves of this species are more obovate than those of its close relative.
- Descriptive Precision: Often used in formal botanical descriptions and keys for plant identification.
- Leaf blade obovate, 4–7 cm long, glabrous.
Variants and Related Words
- Obovoid (adj.): Solid and three-dimensional with an obovate shape (e.g., some fruits).
- Obovately (adv.): In an obovate manner.
- Ovate (adj.): Egg-shaped with the broader end at the base (the opposite of obovate).
Synonyms
- Inversely ovate: A less common synonym that explicitly states the inversion of the typical ovate shape.
- Spatulate: May be used if the obovate shape is particularly elongated and spoon-like, though not a perfect synonym.
Antonyms
- Ovate: Egg-shaped with the broader end at the base.
- Lanceolate: Shaped like a lance head, broadest in the lower half and tapering to a point.
Adjective
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(of a leaf shape) egg-shaped with the narrower end at the base
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