obovate
/ɑˈboʊveɪt/
adjective
- Having a shape that is like an egg but with the wider end at the top; used especially for leaves.
- She sketched the obovate outline of the leaf in her nature journal.
- Many succulents have obovate leaves that store water in their broad upper parts.
- The botanist identified the plant by its obovate leaves, which were widest near the tip.