Obovate

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Obovate \Ob*o"vate\ a. [Pref. ob- + ovate.] (Bot.)
     Inversely ovate; ovate with the narrow end downward; as, an
     obovate leaf.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  obovate
       adj : of a leaf shape; egg-shaped with the narrower end at the
             base