Not erect or perpendicular; neither parallel to, nor at right angles from, the base; slanting; inclined.

Not direct in descent; not following the line of father and son; collateral.

To deviate from a perpendicular line; to move in an oblique direction.

describes a fish's mouth that angles sharply down from the snout

Not straightforward; indirect; obscure;

To march in a direction oblique to the line of the column or platoon; -- formerly accomplished by oblique steps, now by direct steps, the men half-facing either to the right or left.

indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading; "used devious means to achieve success"; "gave oblique answers to direct questions"; "oblique political maneuvers"

Term used to describe the direction of the fracture fragments

of a leaf or leaflet, larger on one side of the midrib than on the other, i.e. asymmetrical.

of the leaves, when the two sides of the leaf base meet at different points on the midrib or petiole; of the anther, when the slits of dehiscence slope inwards towards the top of the groove separating the sacs

Lop-sided, as one side of a leaf base being larger, wider or more rounded than the other.

Cotyledons with a slight degree of inaequality of the two sides.