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Oblique
(In leaves) when the two sides of the leaf are unequal near the base; (In an ovary) when the ovary is at an angle to the symmetric plane. Asymmetrical; unequal-sided. Applied to organs having unequal sides. Lying at an angel.
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Oblate
(Of a globose shape) flattened at the poles, like an orange.
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Oblanceolate
Narrowly obovate and tapering to a point at the apex. Reverse lanceolate, widest above the middle of the blade. Lance-shaped; long and narrow, with the fatter end at the tip. Of leaves, lance-shaped but broader toward the apex. As in the lanceolate leaf, but the petiole attached at the narrow end. Lance-shaped, with the point…
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Obdiplostemonous
With the stamens in two whorls, twice as many as the petals, and the outer series of stamens opposite to the petals.
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Obcylindric
Cylindric but widening slightly towards the apex [not recommended as a cylinder has parallel sides].
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Obcuneate
Obversely wedge-shaped.
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Obcordate
Heart-shaped, with the narrow end near the base and the wider, notched end near the apex. As in the cordate leaf, but the petiole attached at the point of the heart. Heart-shaped, with the notch upward, and the point of fixture or support at the apex. Heart-shaped, but the heart is upside down.
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Obconical
Conical with the narrow part near the base and the wide part near the apex.
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Obcompressed
Flattened parallel to the longitudinal axis [vague term].
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Obclavate
Club-shaped, with the thicker end near the attachment point.
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