ovoidal
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The pores, ovoidal and diaphanous, are contained, in groups of eight, in long capsules.
From Social Life in the Insect World by Bernard Miall
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 Mayne Reid
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 John Stuart
We met many indians carrying great ovoidal jars which were made at Tenango, and which are chiefly used for carrying chicha.
From In Indian Mexico (1908) by Frederick Starr
