Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

obpyriform

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: obpyri-form
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a shape that is in outline like that of a pear, with the base at the narrower end.

Example Sentences

"On fertilization, the archegonia form obyriform calyptrae that are distinctly narrowed at base to form a stalk or peduncle; this does not occur in other Hepaticae."

Etymology

From ob- + pyriform.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: ob

Frequently Paired Words

pyriform

Rhymes With

piriform pyriform subpyriform

Questions

What does obpyriform mean?: Having a shape that is in outline like that of a pear, with the base at the narrower end.
Where does obpyriform come from?: From ob- + pyriform.

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