Definition of Obovate. Meaning of Obovate. Synonyms of Obovate

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Definition of Obovate

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

Meaning of Obovate from wikipedia

- Having an elongated form with slightly parallel sides; roughly rectangular obovate obovatus whole leaf Teardrop-shaped, stem attaches to the tapering end;...
- Melicope obovata, also called Makawao melicope or ovate melicope, was a species of plant in the family Rutaceae. It was endemic to the Hawaiian Islands...
- Jupunba brachystachya, the obovate abarema, is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is a shrub or tree endemic to eastern and southern Brazil...
- annual plant in the family Fabaceae, with leaves consisting of three small obovate to oblong leaflets. It is cultivated worldwide as a semiarid crop. Its...
- rainforest in eastern Australia. It has a thick and corky bark. The leaves are obovate to elliptic in shape, 4–15 cm long and 1–4 cm wide. The small white flowers...
- and can reach 30 m (98 ft). Leaves are simple, alternate, spiral; lamina obovate or elliptic to elliptic-oblong; apex rounded or a****inate or acute; base...
- grows as a 1.5–3-metre (4.9–9.8 ft) shrub or a 6-metre (20 ft) tree. The obovate leaves are 10–25 centimetres (3.9–9.8 in) long and 4–9 centimetres (1.6–3...
- botanist Victor Jacquemont. It has slender leaves that are elliptical or obovate. The flowers are pink and grow in clusters of 2-3 blossoms with short petals...
- Taiwan. Leaves are elliptic or long obovate. Photinia serratifolia var. lasiopetala. Native to Taiwan. Leaves are obovate, slender, or spoon-shaped. The tree...
- distinct forms are found. The juvenile leaves are narrowly lanceolate to obovate with margins pinnatifid to dentate. The adult leaves exist in two forms...