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1. obovate
adjective. (of a leaf shape) egg-shaped with the narrower end at the base.
Synonyms
- simple
Antonyms
- rough
- complex
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Sentences with obovate
1. Adjective
Horse chestnut leaves are large and obovate (teardrop-shaped with the point at the stem end), with coarse teeth and seven leaflets.
2. Noun, singular or mass
Oval and round are easy, but if the leaf is wider at the top than the bottom, it's obovate.
3. Verb, base form
The leaflets are less than 2 inches long and vary from rhomboid, or diamond-shaped, to obovate with the broadest part of the leaflet just above its middle.