egg-shaped

[ eg-sheypt ]

/ ˈɛgˌʃeɪpt /

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

Origin of 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