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ob·com·pressed (ŏb'kəm-prĕstʹ)
adj. Botany
Flattened from back to front rather than from side to side, as in the fruits of pennycress or peppergrass.
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Universalium. 2010.
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Obcompressed — Ob com*pressed a. [Pref. ob + compressed.] Compressed or flattened antero posteriorly, or in a way opposite to the usual one. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
obcompressed — ob·compressed … English syllables
obcompressed — |äb+ adjective Etymology: ob + compressed : flattened vertically or anteriorly rather than laterally … Useful english dictionary
