obovoid

[ ob-oh-void ]

adjective

1. inversely ovoid; ovoid with the narrow end at the base, as certain fruits.

obovoid

/ ɒbˈəʊvɔɪd /

adjective

1. (of a fruit or similar solid part) egg-shaped with the narrower end at the base Compare ovoid

Word History and Origins

Origin of obovoid¹

First recorded in 1810–20; ob- + ovoid

Example Sentences

Pod obovoid, many-seeded; valves 1-nerved; style slender.

From Project Gutenberg

Pod obovoid or pear-shaped, pointed, flattish parallel to the broad partition; valves 1-nerved.

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Leaves obovate, sinuate and toothed; lower joint of the fruit obovoid, emarginate; the upper ovate, flattish at the apex.—Coast of the Northern States and of the Great Lakes.

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A. cóncolor, L. Stems wand-like, nearly simple; leaves crowded, oblong or lanceolate, appressed, the upper reduced to little bracts; heads in a simple or compound wand-like raceme; scales of the obovoid involucre closely imbricated in several rows, appressed, rather rigid, silky, lanceolate; achenes silky.—Dry sandy soil near the coast, R. I.,

From Project Gutenberg

Achenes obovoid or lenticular, pappus none.—Herbaceous or shrubby coarse plants, with thickish leaves, the lower opposite, and small nodding greenish-white heads of flowers; in summer and autumn.

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