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Obclavates
Obclavate Club shaped, with the attachment at the broad end. This feature helps describe plant form, function, or identification.
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Oblanceolates
Oblanceolate Shaped like a long point, with the narrow end at the point of attachment. The inverse of lanceolate.
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Obliques
Oblique Slanting. This feature helps describe plant form, function, or identification.
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blunt, Obtuses
Obtuse Blunt. This feature helps describe plant form, function, or identification.
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Orbiculars, Orbiculate, Orbiculates, Suborbicular, Suborbiculars
Orbicular Approximately circular in outline. This feature helps describe plant form, function, or identification.
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Oblate, Oblates, Obovate, Obovates, Ovates, Ovoid, Ovoids
Ovate Having an oval or egg-shaped outline, wider at the point of attachment
