obovoid

ob·o·void

 (ŏb-ō′void′)
adj. Botany
Egg-shaped and solid, with the narrow end at the base: an obovoid fruit.
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obovoid

(ɒbˈəʊvɔɪd)
adj
(Botany) (of a fruit or similar solid part) egg-shaped with the narrower end at the base. Compare ovoid2
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ob•o•void

(ɒbˈoʊ vɔɪd)

adj.
inversely ovoid; egg-shaped with the narrow end at the base, as certain fruits.
[1810–20]
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