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Ellipsoidal
Answer for the clue "Ellipsoidal ", 5 letters:
ovate
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Word definitions for ovate in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. of a leaf shape; egg-shaped with the broader end at the base rounded like an egg [syn: egg-shaped , elliptic , elliptical , oval , oviform , ovoid , prolate ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ovate \O"vate\, a. [L. ovatus, from ovum egg. See Oval .] Shaped like an egg, with the lower extremity broadest. (Bot.) Having the shape of an egg, or of the longitudinal section of an egg, with the broader end basal. --Gray.
Usage examples of ovate.
The leaves are inversely ovate, lanceolate, villose, and slightly toothed.
An earnest discussion as to whether a certain leaf was ovate or lanceolate, whether a certain plant belonged to the species scandens or canadensis, was, in their eyes, convincing proof that the young brains were touched, and therefore NOT the young hearts.
He wrapped them in surgical tape with such care and style that they looked, even if stitchless and very slightly ovate, almost as pristine as new baseballs, white and clean.
The stickman sat up, stood, seemed to shiver, and then the yellow glow centered in his large, ovate eyes, and he kept that glow directed toward them as he pulled out the one chair with a three-fingered hand and sat down.
An earnest discussion as to whether a certain leaf was ovate or lanceolate, whether a certain plant belonged to the species scandens or canadensis, was, in their eyes, convincing proof that the young brains were touched, and therefore NOT the young hearts.
The leaves are nearly round, not ovate, foveolate, and the petioles – wait till I show you – it's resting now out of light –"