ovate - use in sentences

Modifies a noun

  • leave: When the four inch ovate leaves appear later in spring, they are bronze, but change to a dark green as they mature.

Modifying Another Word

  • broadly: The leaves are broadly ovate, stalked, and usually smooth.
  • narrowly: Its leaves are narrowly ovate, up to 15cm ( 6in ) long, bronze and slightly hairy when young.

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