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

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 Hume, Allan Octavian

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