almond-shaped

almond-shaped
almond-shaped almond-shaped adj. having the shape of an almond, i.e. ellipsoidal with somewhat pointed ends.

Syn: amygdaliform, amygdaloid, amygdaloidal. [WordNet 1.5]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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