obovate

[ ob-oh-veyt ]

/ ɒbˈoʊ veɪt /

inversely ovate; ovate with the narrow end at the base.

Origin of obovate

First recorded in 1775–85; ob- + ovate

oboist, obol, obole, obolus, obote, obovate, obovoid, obpyriform, obrecht, obregón, obrenovich

The shape of the individual sporangium is quite uniformly clavate or obovate, decidedly truncate above.

The North American Slime-Moulds |Thomas H. (Thomas Huston) MacBride
(1-3 inches) long; leaves elliptical-ovate to obovate, 2.5-8 cm.

Trees of Indiana |Charles Clemon Deam
Leaves crowded at the ends of the flowering branches, obovate or spatulate, auriculate at base, smooth (1 ft. long).

Trees of the Northern United States |Austin C. Apgar
Berries medium to large, slightly oval or obovate, dull green changing to a faint yellow tinge, covered with thin gray bloom.

The Grapes of New York |U. P. Hedrick

The leaves are unequal at the base, ovate acute, or obovate mucronate.

Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II |Arnold Cooley

obovate

/ (ɒbˈəʊveɪt) /

(of a leaf or similar flat part) shaped like the longitudinal section of an egg with the narrower end at the base; inversely ovate