OVIFORM

elliptic, egg-shaped, elliptical, oval, oval-shaped, ovate, oviform, ovoid, prolate

(adjective) rounded like an egg

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

oviform (comparative more oviform, superlative most oviform)

egg-shaped

Synonyms

• egg-shaped

• ovate

• ovoid

Source: Wiktionary


O"vi*form, a. Etym: [Ovum + -form: cf. F. oviforme.] (Biol.)

Definition: Having the form or figure of an egg; egg-shaped; as, an oviform leaf.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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