Oval : loosely used for a broadly elliptical shape. the width over 1/2 the length : some authors have used it as the same as ovate: Ovary : female organ of flower. situated in center of the flower and developing into the fruit containing seeds. Ovate ; egg-shaped in outline. attached at the wide end. Ovoid : a 3 - dimensional figure. ovate in outline. Obconic: inversely conical. Oblanceolate: inversely lance- shaped. Oblique: a shape with half more large than the other; usually of leaf-bases. Oblong: longer than broad with sides nearly parallel. Obovate: reversed ovate shape. Obtuse: blunt ended. Orbicular: circular in outline. Ovary: the swollen or flask- shaped part of the pistil enclosing the ovules.
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