obovoid

[ob-oh-void] /ɒbˈoʊ vɔɪd/

adjective

inversely ovoid; ovoid with the narrow end at the base, as certain fruits.

Origin

1810-20; ob- + ovoid

Examples from the web for obovoid

Capsules ovoid to obovoid, about equaling the perianth.
Achenes lenticular or trigonous, obovoid, smooth to reticulate.
The capsule is oblong-obovoid, of about the same length as the perianth, obtuse or retuse.
The fruits are obovoid, dry, shriveled and spiny and drop off later in the season.

British Dictionary definitions for obovoid

/ɒbˈəʊvɔɪd/

adjective

(of a fruit or similar solid part) egg-shaped with the narrower end at the base Compare ovoid (sense 2)