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 Miall, Bernard

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 Starr, Frederick

The kermes, a dwarf oak, a ridiculous tree which a man can jump over, surprises me by the wealth of its acorns, which are large, ovoidal growths, the cup being covered with scales.

From Social Life in the Insect World by Miall, Bernard

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

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