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Egg-shaped with the widest part at the base. |
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| Lanceolate |
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Lance-shaped; several times longer than wide, tapering at both ends, widest about a third above the base. |
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| Elliptic |
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Shaped like an ellipse, with the widest part at the middle; in the form of a flattened circle usually more than twice as long as wide. |
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| Orbicular |
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Having a circular outline. |
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| Obovate |
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Egg-shaped with attachment at narrow end; inversely ovate. |
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| Oblanceolate |
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Lanceolate with the broadest part above the middle and tapering toward the base; inversely lanceolate. |
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| Spatulate |
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Spatula-shaped; rounded above and gradually narrowed to base. |
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| Linear |
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Resembling a line typically 3x longer than wide; long and narrow with margins parallel to one another. |
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| Oblong |
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Longer than wide with sides nearly parallel to one another. |
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| Deltoid |
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Shaped like an equilateral triangle with a broad base. |
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| Cordate |
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Heart-shaped; with a notch at the base and ovate in outline. |
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| Obdeltoid |
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Inversely deltoid; triangle shape with the base pointed. |
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| Obcordate |
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Inversely cordate; with a notch opposite the base and ovate in outline. |
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