having a shape resembling that of an egg; egg-shaped; ovoid
Word origin
[1675–85; ovi- + -form]This word is first recorded in the period 1675–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: eclectic, hustle, mouthpiece, prairie, surf-form is a combining form meaning “having the form of”. Other words that use the affix-form include: arcform, cuneiform, iodoform, somatoform, terraform