ovoidal

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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

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 Owen, Elias

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

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

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