obovoid

[ob-oh-void]

ob·o·void

[ob-oh-void]
adjective
inversely ovoid; ovoid with the narrow end at the base, as certain fruits.

Origin:
1810–20; ob- + ovoid
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Obovoid is always a great word to know.
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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obovoid (ɒbˈəʊvɔɪd)
 
adj
Compare ovoid (of a fruit or similar solid part) egg-shaped with the narrower end at the base

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