Oviform

Oviform
Oviform O"vi*form ([=o]"v[i^]*f[^o]rm), a. [Ovum + -form: cf. F. oviforme.] (Biol.) Having the form or figure of an egg; egg-shaped; as, an oviform leaf.

Syn: ovoid, ovoidal. [1913 Webster]


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  • oviform — OVIFÓRM, Ă, oviformi, e, adj. Care are forma unui ou; ovoid, ovoidal, oval. – Din fr. oviforme. Trimis de RACAI, 21.10.2003. Sursa: DEX 98  OVIFÓRM adj. v. ovoidal. Trimis de siveco, 13.09.2007. Sursa: Sinonime  ovifórm adj …   Dicționar Român

  • oviform — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ egg shaped. ORIGIN from Latin ovum egg …   English terms dictionary

  • oviform — [ō′vi fôrm΄] adj. [ OVI & FORM] egg shaped …   English World dictionary

  • oviform — adj. [L. ovum, egg; forma, shape] Egg like in shape …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • oviform — /oh veuh fawrm /, adj. having a shape resembling that of an egg; egg shaped; ovoid. [1675 85; OVI + FORM] * * * …   Universalium

  • oviform — adjective /ˈoʊ.vɚfɔɹm,ˈoʊ.viːfɔɹm/ egg shaped, having the shape of an egg …   Wiktionary

  • oviform — SYN: ovoid (2). * * * ovi·form ō və .fȯrm adj shaped like an egg * * * ovi·form (oґvĭ form) [ovi + form] oval …   Medical dictionary

  • ovifórm — adj. m., pl. ovifórme; f. sg. ovifórmã, pl. ovifórme …   Romanian orthography

  • oviform — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Resembling an egg in shape: oval, ovate, ovoid, ovoidal. See GEOMETRY …   English dictionary for students

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