Meaning & use
Obovate
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Egg-shaped in outline, with the narrower end at the point of attachment, as of certain leaves.
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The tree is identified by its obovate leaves, widest near the tip and tapering toward the stem.
Botanists described the fruit as obovate, rounder at the top than at the base.
A note on using this word
The prefix 'ob-' here means 'inverted', distinguishing 'obovate' from the more common 'ovate', which is wider at the base.
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inverted egg-shaped
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