egg-shaped

[ eg-sheypt ]

/ ˈɛgˌʃeɪpt /

having an oval form, usually with one end larger than the other.

Words nearby egg-shaped

First recorded in 1760–70

When pure, they are egg-shaped; and a much compressed or a longer and more slender form is indicative of degeneracy.
The Field and Garden Vegetables of America|Fearing Burr
When ripe it is egg-shaped, and about the size of a hen's-egg, being eaten in much the same manner.
Under the Southern Cross|Maturin M. Ballou
The winter buds are ½ inch long, egg-shaped, polished, and light brown.
Forest Trees of Illinois|Fuller George D.
Three arms of the same breadth as the three egg-shaped gates of each side.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia)|Ernst Haeckel

First went they across the arena, and this was a broad place, egg-shaped, with vast tiers of seats arising upon all sides.
Ulric the Jarl|William O. Stoddard