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Definition of Subovate
1. a. Nearly in the form of an egg, or of the section of an egg, but having the inferior extremity broadest; nearly ovate.
Definition of Subovate
1. Adjective. Nearly ovate in shape. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Subovate
1. nearly ovate [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Subovate
Literary usage of Subovate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Mineral Conchology of Great Britain: Or Coloured Figures and by James Sowerby (1825)
"subovate, inflated, transversely striated ; spire short pointed, base notched;
three sharp plaits upon the columella; left lip callous, a thick border ..."
2. Botany of the United States North of Virginia: Comprising Descriptions of by Lewis Caleb Beck (1848)
"... capsule subovate, slightly angled. Ludwigia nitida, Midi. L. palustris Ell.
Stagnant water. Throughout the US June—Oct. 1^—Stem succulent, purplish. ..."
3. Botanical Commentaries by Jonathan Stokes (1830)
"Calyx reticulate above ; upper lip ascending; lower lip bifid ; segments subovate,
suba- cute. Corolla twice as long as the calyx ; upper lip emarginate ..."
4. Fossils of the Tertiary Formations of the United States: Illustrated by by Timothy Abbott Conrad (1838)
"subovate, with very prominent remote narrow ribs, about 18 or 20 in number, with
intermediate unequal striae, the middle one largest; foramen large, ..."
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