† obovatifoliousadj.
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin obovatus , folium , -ous suffix.
Etymology: < scientific Latin obovatus obovate adj. + classical Latin folium leaf (see foil n.1) + -ous suffix.R. G. Mayne (see quot. 1857) gives a Latin form obovatifolius. N.E.D. (1902) gives the pronunciation as (ǫbovei:tifōu·liəs) /ɒbəʊˌveɪtɪˈfəʊlɪəs/.
Botany.
Obsolete.
rare.
1857 R. G. Mayne (1860) Obovatifolius,..obovatifolious.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2019).