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Question 1

Obconical

Answer 1

shaped like a cone. but attached at the narrow end

Question 2

Obcordate

Answer 2

inversely heart-shaped

Question 3

Oblanceolate

Answer 3

inversely lanceolate. i.e. with the narrower end towards the point of attachment

Question 4

Oblique

Answer 4

(in leaf) unequal sided. slanting

Question 5

Oblong

Answer 5

with sides nearly parallel except at the base and apex

Question 6

Obovate

Answer 6

inversely ovate. i.e. with the narrower end towards the point of attachment

Question 7

Obovoid

Answer 7

an obovate solid

Question 8

Obtuce

Answer 8

blunt

Question 9

Ochrea

Answer 9

a sheath formed by fusion of two stipules. legging-shaped or tubular

Question 10

Operculum

Answer 10

a cap or lid (as in Eucalyptus buds).

Question 11

Orbicular

Answer 11

circular or disc-shaped. as in leaf of Nast11rtium

Question 12

Ovary

Answer 12

the lowest part of the pistil containing the ovules. becoming the fruit when mature

Question 13

Ovate

Answer 13

roughly egg-shaped with the broader end towards the point of attachment

Question 14

Oviod

Answer 14

oval in silhouette but essentially solid. as an egg. usually applied to fruits.

Question 15

Ovule

Answer 15

the unfertilised egg contained in the ovary. becoming the seed after fertilisation