obovoid

[ ob-oh-void ]

/ ɒbˈoʊ vɔɪd /

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

Origin of obovoid

First recorded in 1810–20; ob- + ovoid

obol, obole, obolus, obote, obovate, obovoid, obpyriform, obrecht, obregón, obrenovich, obrenović

Achenes very thick and obovoid, flat at the top; pappus none.

The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States |Asa Gray
Spikelets are obovoid or lanceolate, 1- to 2-flowered, persistent on their stalks, one to three in an involucel.

A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses |Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar
Think of the shape as obovoid, and then bent somewhat to the side.

Seeds of Michigan Weeds |W. J. (William James) Beal
The peridium is obovoid, with a short base, the mycelium forming a cord like a root.

The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise |M. E. Hard

Grain is narrow, obovoid, biconvex, with two grooves on the anterior side and with a long embryo.

A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses |Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar

obovoid

/ (ɒbˈəʊvɔɪd) /

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