oviform
[ oh-vuh-fawrm ]
/ ˈoʊ vəˌfɔrm /
adjective
having a shape resembling that of an egg; egg-shaped; ovoid.
RELATED WORDS
Nearby words
Origin of oviform
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for oviform
Oviform and hollowed out at the base without posterior angles.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4)|William Kirby(b) An oviform beaker-shaped Vase decorated with prunus blossom and branches, similar to the above in colour.
Chats on Oriental China|J. F. BlackerThe vase itself was very lovely; it was oviform with a graceful, flaring neck.
The Unpublishable Memoirs|A. S. W. Rosenbach
oviform
/ (ˈəʊvɪˌfɔːm) /
adjective
biology shaped like an egg
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
oviform
"egg-shaped," 1680s, from ovi-, comb. form of Latin ovus "egg" (see ovum) + forma (see form (n.)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
oviform
[ ō′və-fôrm′ ]
adj.
Shaped like an egg; ovoid.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.