ovoidal

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The Rapakiwi granites of Finland have many round or ovoidal felspar crystals scattered through a granitic matrix.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various

It consists of a roundish or ovoidal ball, apparently of rock-crystal, about an inch and a half in diameter, and protected by a silver mounting.

From Archaeological Essays, Vol. 1 by Stuart, John

They are large ovoidal masses of moss, lichen, and moss-roots, often tacked together a good deal outside with cotton-wool, down of different descriptions, and cobwebs.

From The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 by Hume, Allan Octavian

There the cliffs diverging, and again coming near, enclose a valley of ovoidal shape, for the most part overgrown with pecan-trees.

From The Death Shot A Story Retold by Reid, Mayne

The pores, ovoidal and diaphanous, are contained, in groups of eight, in long capsules.

From Social Life in the Insect World by Miall, Bernard