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Inversely ovate; ovate with the narrow end downward; as, an obovate leaf.

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  1. a. Inversely ovate; ovate with the narrow end downward; as, an obovate leaf.
  2. adj. (of a leaf shape) egg-shaped with the narrower end at the base
  3. Inversely ovate; ovate with the narrow end downward; as, an obovate leaf.
  4. Inversely ovate; ovate with the narrow end downward; as, anobovate leaf.
  5. s (of a leaf shape) egg-shaped with the narrower end at the base