ovate
adjective
subovate
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a word derived from
ovate.
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The same condition obtains in the shape of the infraorbital foramen which is subovate to rounded in the subgenus Neotamias and always rounded in the other chipmunks.
From Genera and Subgenera of Chipmunks by John A. White
Character subgenusNeotamias subgenusEutamias genusTamias Shape of infraorbital foramen. subovate to rounded. always rounded. always rounded.
From Genera and Subgenera of Chipmunks by John A. White
Stems ascending, almost rootless; leaves closely folded, subdenticulate, with a rudimentary pellucid line near the base or none, the lobes obtuse or acutish, the lower oblong-scymitar-shaped, the upper smaller, subovate; perianth ovate, plicate.
From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Asa Gray
