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| almond |
a small tree related to the cherry tree that grows in warm areas and produces seeds that can be eaten. [1/3 definitions] |
| amphitheater |
an oval or round building with seats rising in rows from an open, central area. Amphitheaters are used for sports and other public events. |
| amphora |
a tall oval ceramic vessel with a narrow neck and two handles, used in ancient Greece and Rome for storage or decoration. |
| aubergine |
the British word for eggplant, a plant grown for its dark purple, oval fruit. Aubergine is eaten as a vegetable. |
| ball1 |
a round or oval object that is used in sports and games. [1/2 definitions] |
| chloroplast |
a small oval green bit of protoplasm that contains chlorophyll and is the location of photosynthesis. |
| chocolate |
a single small piece of chocolate candy, usually rectangular, round, or oval in shape and often containing a sweet filling or nuts. [1/6 definitions] |
| corn pone |
in the southern United States, bread made of corn meal, without eggs or milk, and usu. baked in small oval loaves. |
| drumlin |
an oval or elongated hill formed from glacial debris. |
| dulcimer |
a musical instrument with three or four strings stretched over a long oval soundbox, used esp. by American folk musicians. [1/2 definitions] |
| durian |
an edible oval fruit with a hard prickly rind, soft flavorful pulp, and an odor considered offensive by many. [1/2 definitions] |
| egg1 |
a round or oval object that contains what may become a young bird, reptile, insect, or other animal. Each egg includes food to help a developing animal grow. Bird and reptile eggs have shells. Some kinds of eggs are used as food by people and other animals. [1/2 definitions] |
| ellipse |
a shape that looks like a flattened circle; oval. |
| football |
the oval-shaped ball used in the North American game of football. [1/4 definitions] |
| greenbrier |
any of various climbing plants of the lily family, having prickly stems and thick oval leaves, and often bearing black berries. |
| kiwi |
a small oval fruit that is good to eat. Kiwis have brown skin and green flesh. [1/2 definitions] |
| lemon |
a small oval citrus fruit with yellow skin and sour juice. [1/5 definitions] |
| litchi |
an oval fruit that has a hard, thin shell, a single seed, and mildly sweet jellylike flesh; litchi nut. [1/2 definitions] |
| marquise |
a gem with a pointed oval shape, esp. a diamond, or a ring set with such a gem or gems. [1/3 definitions] |
| medallion |
a decorative architectural tablet or panel, usu. in a circular or oval design. [1/2 definitions] |
| micrococcus |
any of various rounded or oval-shaped bacteria that appear in irregular clusters and survive on dead or living organic matter. |
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