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obovate

Syllables: ob·o·vate

obovate adjective: shaped like an egg, with the broad extremity located away from the base.

Adjective

obovate (comparative more obovate, superlative most obovate)

  1. Shaped like an egg, with the broad extremity located away from the base.

obovate meaning in Tamil and Bengali

obovate in Tamil

நேர்மாறுமுட்டையுருவான, தலைகீழ், தலைகீழ் முட்டை வடிவம், முட்டைவடுவமான

obovate in Bengali

ডিম্বাকার

Forms of obovate

comparativemore obovate
superlativemost obovate

Origin of obovate

From ob- (“inverse”) + ovate (“egg-shaped”).

Words formed from obovate

Questions about obovate

What does obovate mean?
Obovate means shaped like an egg, with the broad extremity located away from the base.
What is obovate in Tamil?
Obovate in Tamil is நேர்மாறுமுட்டையுருவான, தலைகீழ், தலைகீழ் முட்டை வடிவம். See Obovate meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is obovate?
Obovate is an adjective.

Words near obovate in the dictionary

  1. Obote
  2. Obotes
  3. Obotrite
  4. Obotrites
  5. oboval
  6. obovate
  7. obovately
  8. obovoid
  9. obovoidal
  10. obovoids
  11. oboy

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