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Term Definition
Oblate Spheroidal but flattened at the ends; i.e., slightly broader than long. With the widest point at the middle and the length to width ratio 0.75/1 or less. This term can also refer to both three-dimensional a two-dimensional shapes. Oblate shape. Drawing by M. Sashital.
Oblate A sphere that is flattened at both poles or a sphere that is shorter in height than it is in width. The term can refer to both three- and two-dimensional shapes. Fruit of Eschweilera spiralocucullata. Photo by S. A. Mori.