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obtuse
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obtuse
1. Maths
a. (of an angle) lying between 90? and 180?
b. (of a triangle) having one interior angle greater than 90?
2. (of a leaf or similar flat part) having a rounded or blunt tip
obtuse [äb′tüs]
(botany)
Of a leaf, having a blunt or rounded free end.
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