balanoid

[ bal-uh-noid ]

/ ˈbæl əˌnɔɪd /

adjective

shaped like an acorn.

Nearby words

balancing act, balancé, balanic, balanitis, balano-, balanoid, balanoplasty, balanoposthitis, balanopreputial, balanorrhagia, balantidiasis

Origin of balanoid

1865–70; < Greek balanoeidḗs, equivalent to bálan(os) acorn + -oeidēs -oid

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