obovate

(äb ōvāt)

adjective

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

See obovate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
Botany
Egg-shaped and flat, with the narrow end attached to the stalk: an obovate leaf.

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