ovoidal
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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
Their green rings, circular or ovoidal in form, abounded in all parts of the country, and it was in these circles they were said to dance through the livelong night.
From Welsh Folk-Lore a Collection of the Folk-Tales and Legends of North Wales by Elias Owen
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
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 Allan Octavian Hume
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 Bernard Miall
