obovoid
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obovoid (ɒbˈəʊvɔɪd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| Compare ovoid (of a fruit or similar solid part) egg-shaped with the narrower end at the base | |
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Obovoid
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
Example sentences
Achenes lenticular or trigonous, obovoid, smooth to reticulate.
Capsules ovoid to obovoid, about equaling the perianth.
The fruits are obovoid, dry, shriveled and spiny and drop off later in the season.
The capsule is oblong-obovoid, of about the same length as the perianth, obtuse or retuse.
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