Usually means: Shaped like an inverted egg.
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  1. obovoid: Merriam-Webster
  2. obovoid: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. obovoid: Collins English Dictionary
  4. obovoid: Wordnik
  5. obovoid: Wiktionary
  6. obovoid: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  7. obovoid: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. obovoid: Dictionary.com
  9. obovoid: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. Botanical Terms (No longer online)
  2. Bryological (No longer online)
  3. Obovoid: The Orchid Lady's Illustrated Orchid Encyclopedia

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▸ adjective:  Approximately obovate in shape.

Similar:
subovate, ovoid, obovoidal, ooid, ovaloid, oblongish, ovated, ovalish, ovoidal, subovoidal, more...

Opposite:
tapered, pointed, conical

Types:
prolate, oblate, spheroid, ellipsoid, more...

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Similar:
subovate, ovoid, obovoidal, ooid, ovaloid, oblongish, ovated, ovalish, ovoidal, subovoidal, more...

Opposite:
tapered, pointed, conical

Types:
prolate, oblate, spheroid, ellipsoid, more...



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