obovate

adjective

ob·​ovate (ˌ)äb-ˈō-ˌvāt 

: ovate with the narrower end basal

obovate leaves

see leaf illustration

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin obōvātus, from ob- ob- + Latin ōvātus "egg-shaped, ovate"

First Known Use

1785, in the meaning defined above