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
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
The pores, ovoidal and diaphanous, are contained, in groups of eight, in long capsules.
From Social Life in the Insect World by Bernard Miall
