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Definition of obovate in English: obovateadjective ɒbˈəʊveɪtäˈbōˌvāt Botany (of a leaf) ovate with the narrower end at the base. Example sentencesExamples - Juvenile plants and regrowth stems usually have obovate leaves, but these are soon deciduous and rarely appear on older stems.
- The shape is most similar to petaloid A, but the deep emargination is more similar to that of the obovate shape.
- Most of the species studied have a pollinarium composed by four superimposed, obovate to rotund, unequal (two larger, two smaller) pollinia.
- Seed number, size, and fruit shape all can vary on a single plant, with the smaller, more obovate fruits generally having fewer and smaller seeds.
- The scales of the cone are thin, obovate and have rounded edges.
Synonyms oval, egg-shaped, elliptic, ovate, ovoid, oviform, ellipsoidal
Definition of obovate in US English: obovateadjectiveäˈbōˌvāt Botany (of a leaf) ovate with the narrower end at the base. Example sentencesExamples - Juvenile plants and regrowth stems usually have obovate leaves, but these are soon deciduous and rarely appear on older stems.
- The shape is most similar to petaloid A, but the deep emargination is more similar to that of the obovate shape.
- Seed number, size, and fruit shape all can vary on a single plant, with the smaller, more obovate fruits generally having fewer and smaller seeds.
- Most of the species studied have a pollinarium composed by four superimposed, obovate to rotund, unequal (two larger, two smaller) pollinia.
- The scales of the cone are thin, obovate and have rounded edges.
Synonyms oval, egg-shaped, elliptic, ovate, ovoid, oviform, ellipsoidal
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