Definitions for obovate

obovate ob·o·vate

Spelling: [ob-oh-veyt]
IPA: /ɒbˈoʊ veɪt/

Obovate is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 121 anagrams from letters in obovate (abeootv).

Definitions for obovate

adjective

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

Origin of obovate

First recorded in 1775-85; ob- + ovate

Examples for obovate

(1-2 inches) long; leaves ovate-orbicular or obovate, 3-6 cm.

Fruit medium, obovate, attractive, juicy; good; Oct. and Nov.

The leaves are obovate, oblong, glabrous above and shiny beneath.

(11/2-4 inches) long, chestnut-brown; leaves rhombic-ovate to obovate, 3-8 cm.

Leaves broad, obovate, abruptly pointed and doubly serrated.

A small cider apple, of inferior quality; it is of an obovate shape; skin, green, and in use in November.

(1-3 inches) long; leaves elliptical-ovate to obovate, 2.5-8 cm.

obovate, same as ovate, but with the stem at the narrow end.

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

The latter are obovate, sharply toothed or even prickly, and often reduced to a cluster of spines.

Word Value for obovate
Scrable

12

Words with friends

14

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