obovate

obovate Definition

ob·ovate (äb ō′vāt)

adjective

inversely ovate; having the shape of the longitudinal section of an egg, with the broad end at the top, as some leaves

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narrowly: Corolla white, the blade 7-10 mm long, narrowly obovate, notched to about midlength.

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