oviform

[oh-vuh-fawrm]

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adjective

having a shape resembling that of an egg; egg-shaped; ovoid.

Origin of oviform

First recorded in 1675–85; ovi- + -form

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Related Words for oviform

egg-shaped, elliptical, oblong, ovate, ovoid, ellipsoidal, elliptic

Examples from the Web for oviform

Historical Examples of oviform

(b) An oviform beaker-shaped Vase decorated with prunus blossom and branches, similar to the above in colour.
Chats on Oriental China
J. F. Blacker
Oviform and hollowed out at the base without posterior angles.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4)
William Kirby
The vase itself was very lovely; it was oviform with a graceful, flaring neck.
The Unpublishable Memoirs
A. S. W. Rosenbach

British Dictionary definitions for oviform

oviform

adjective

biology shaped like an egg

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Word Origin and History for oviform

adj.

"egg-shaped," 1680s, from ovi-, comb. form of Latin ovus "egg" (see ovum) + forma (see form (n.)).

oviform in Medicine

oviform

[ō′və-fôrm′]

adj.

Shaped like an egg; ovoid.