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obovate
/ ɒbˈəʊveɪt /
adjective
- (of a leaf or similar flat part) shaped like the longitudinal section of an egg with the narrower end at the base; inversely ovate
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Herbivorous; apod, or with very short legs: body ovate or obovate, slimy.
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Berries medium to large, slightly oval or obovate, dull green changing to a faint yellow tinge, covered with thin gray bloom.
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(3/4-7 inches) long; leaves oblanceolate-obovate, acute at the apex, cuneate at the base, serrate or doubly serrate 3-6 cm.
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Small trees with the characteristic bark of the genus; twigs smooth; leaves obovate or oval, 5-11 cm.
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Its leaves are spreading, obovate in form, with toothed margins, and bristly hairs on the under side of the midrib.
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