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Resembling an egg in shape

ovate
Egg-shaped
(Botany) Shaped like an egg and flat, with the broad end toward the base:
(Bot.) Having the shape of the longitudinal section of an egg, esp. with the broader end at the base

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1. Egg-shaped
2. (Botany) Shaped like an egg and flat, with the broad end toward the base:
3. (Bot.) Having the shape of the longitudinal section of an egg, esp. with the broader end at the base
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oviform
Shaped like an egg; ovoid.
Egg-shaped

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1. Shaped like an egg; ovoid.
2. Egg-shaped
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ovoid
Egg-shaped; shaped like an oval, but more tapered at one end; ovate.
Shaped like an egg:
Egg-shaped; ovate

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1. Egg-shaped; shaped like an oval, but more tapered at one end; ovate.
2. Shaped like an egg:
3. Egg-shaped; ovate
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ovoidal
Somewhat ovoid

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1. Somewhat ovoid
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oblong

Noun

ellipse
A plane curve, especially:
(Geom.) The path of a point that moves so that the sum of its distances from two fixed points, the foci, is constant; closed curve formed by the section of a cone cut by a plane less steeply inclined than the side of the cone
A conic section whose plane is not parallel to the axis, base, or generatrix of the intersected cone.

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1. A plane curve, especially:
2. (Geom.) The path of a point that moves so that the sum of its distances from two fixed points, the foci, is constant; closed curve formed by the section of a cone cut by a plane less steeply inclined than the side of the cone
3. A conic section whose plane is not parallel to the axis, base, or generatrix of the intersected cone.
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oblong
A rectangle having length greater than width.
An oblong figure
An object or figure, such as a rectangle, with an elongated shape.

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1. A rectangle having length greater than width.
2. An oblong figure
3. An object or figure, such as a rectangle, with an elongated shape.
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ovoid
Something that is shaped like an egg.
Something that is oval in shape.
Anything of ovoid form

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1. Something that is shaped like an egg.
2. Something that is oval in shape.
3. Anything of ovoid form
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egg-shape
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