obovoid
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How to use obovoid in a sentence
Pod obovoid or pear-shaped, pointed, flattish parallel to the broad partition; valves 1-nerved.
Achenes very thick and obovoid, flat at the top; pappus none.
Achenes obovoid or oblong, attached obliquely at or near the base; pappus setose or partly chaffy or none.
Surface dull brown, clothed with small white hairs, obovoid, 2–2.5 mm.
Seeds of Michigan Weeds | W. J. (William James) BealAchenes various shades of brown to black, flattened or rhombic in section, obovoid, 1.5–2 mm.
Seeds of Michigan Weeds | W. J. (William James) Beal
British Dictionary definitions for obovoid
/ (ɒbˈəʊvɔɪd) /
(of a fruit or similar solid part) egg-shaped with the narrower end at the base: Compare ovoid (def. 2)
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