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Glossary of Botanical Terms:

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obtuse: blunt or broadly rounded, the converging edges separated by an angle greater than 90°, e.g. of an lamina apex (Fig. 6 E) or of a lamina base (Fig. 7 C).



Fig. 7. Leaf Bases. A, attenuate; B, cuneate; C, obtuse; D, truncate; E, asymmetric; F, cordate; G, auriculate; H, sagittate; I, hastate.
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