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obovate

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • ŏb-ōʹvāt

1

adj

Meaning 1

Shaped like an egg, with the broad extremity located away from the base.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, botany, mycology, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

(of a leaf shape) egg-shaped with the narrower end at the base

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From ob- (“inverse”) + ovate (“egg-shaped”).

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: omgekeerd eirond — shaped like an egg
  • Dutch: obovaat — shaped like an egg
  • French: obovale — shaped like an egg
  • German: verkehrt eiförmig — shaped like an egg
  • German: umgekehrt eiförmig — shaped like an egg
  • Italian: obovato — shaped like an egg
  • Polish: odwrotnie jajowaty — shaped like an egg
  • Welsh: gwrthwyffurf — shaped like an egg