obovate

1. 1.

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

   Similarsimple

Questions about obovate

What does obovate mean?

obovate means "(of a leaf shape) egg-shaped with the narrower end at the base".

How many syllables are in obovate?

obovate has 3 syllables: o-bo-vate. The stress falls on "o".

Is obovate a common word?

obovate is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.