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ovate

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ovate
1. shaped like an egg
2. (esp of a leaf) shaped like the longitudinal section of an egg, with the broader end at the base


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Guavas are typical Myrtoideae, with tough dark leaves that are opposite, simple, elliptic to ovate and 5-15 cm long.
Guava ,C* a New Crop in the Syrian Coast by Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)
The summer foliage is a dull, dark green above with a lighter under-belly, displaying as ovate to lance-shaped toward the tips with toothed margins and measuring 3-5 inches long by 0.
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The scales of the staminate aments are broadly ovate, rounded, and yellow or orange in color when mature.
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