| Subovate | a. Nearly in the form of an egg, or of the section of an egg, but having the inferior extremity broadest; nearly ovate. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Subovated | a. Subovate. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Obovate | a. [ Pref. ob- + ovate. ] (Bot.) Inversely ovate; ovate with the narrow end downward; |
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| obovate | (adj) (of a leaf shape) egg-shaped with the narrower end at the base |
| obovate leaf | (n) an egg-shaped leaf with the narrower end at the base |