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Glossary Term: Obovate

Inversely ovate: shape with the greatest width above the middle, index between 1 and 2.

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Obovate

Obcordate
Obcuneate
Obdeltoid
Oblanceolate
Oblique
Oblong
Oblongoid
Obovate
Obovate-lanceolate
Obovate-oblong
Obovoid
Obreniform
Obtriangular
Obtuse
Ontogeny
Operculate
Orbicular
Ornamentation
Osmophore
Outgroup
Ovary
Ovate
Ovate-lanceolate
Ovate-oblong
Ovoid
Ovule

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