Oblong

Pronunciation key ( ob′lôŋ )

ob•long

Oblong leaf

adj.

[ME. oblonge; L. oblongus, rather long; ob (see OB) + longus, long].

1. Longer than broad; elongated; specifically rectangular and longer in one direction than the other or, elliptical.

n.

1. An oblong figure; anything oblong in form.

Abbreviated as obl.

Oblong leaf

References

Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955

Firefly Encyclopedia of Trees, Edited by Steve Cafferty M.Sc. ©2005

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Zoology Quest: Chart of Leaf Shapes