oviform
         adj 1: rounded like an egg [syn: {egg-shaped}, {elliptic},
                  {elliptical}, {oval}, {oval-shaped}, {ovate}, {oviform},
                  {ovoid}, {prolate}]

English Dictionary: oviform	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
oviparous adj egg-laying [ant: live-bearing, ovoviviparous, viviparous]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bee \Bee\ (b[emac]), n. [AS. be[a2]; akin to D. bij and bije,       Icel. b[?], Sw. & Dan. bi, OHG. pini, G. biene, and perh. Ir.       beach, Lith. bitis, Skr. bha. [root]97.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) An insect of the order {Hymenoptera}, and             family {Apid[91]} (the honeybees), or family             {Andrenid[91]} (the solitary bees.) See {Honeybee}.          Note: There are many genera and species. The common honeybee                ({Apis mellifica}) lives in swarms, each of which has                its own queen, its males or drones, and its very                numerous workers, which are barren females. Besides the                {A. mellifica} there are other species and varieties of                honeybees, as the {A. ligustica} of Spain and Italy;                the {A. Indica} of India; the {A. fasciata} of Egypt.                The {bumblebee} is a species of {Bombus}. The tropical                honeybees belong mostly to {Melipoma} and {Trigona}.          2. A neighborly gathering of people who engage in united             labor for the benefit of an individual or family; as, a             quilting bee; a husking bee; a raising bee. [U. S.]                         The cellar . . . was dug by a bee in a single day.                                                                               --S. G.                                                                               Goodrich.          3. pl. [Prob. fr. AS. be[a0]h ring, fr. b[?]gan to bend. See             1st {Bow}.] (Naut.) Pieces of hard wood bolted to the             sides of the bowsprit, to reeve the fore-topmast stays             through; -- called also {bee blocks}.          {Bee beetle} (Zo[94]l.), a beetle ({Trichodes apiarius})             parasitic in beehives.          {Bee bird} (Zo[94]l.), a bird that eats the honeybee, as the             European flycatcher, and the American kingbird.          {Bee flower} (Bot.), an orchidaceous plant of the genus             {Ophrys} ({O. apifera}), whose flowers have some             resemblance to bees, flies, and other insects.          {Bee fly} (Zo[94]l.), a two winged fly of the family             {Bombyliid[91]}. Some species, in the larval state, are             parasitic upon bees.          {Bee garden}, a garden or inclosure to set beehives in; an             apiary. --Mortimer.          {Bee glue}, a soft, unctuous matter, with which bees cement             the combs to the hives, and close up the cells; -- called             also {propolis}.          {Bee hawk} (Zo[94]l.), the honey buzzard.          {Bee killer} (Zo[94]l.), a large two-winged fly of the family             {Asilid[91]} (esp. {Trupanea apivora}) which feeds upon             the honeybee. See {Robber fly}.          {Bee louse} (Zo[94]l.), a minute, wingless, dipterous insect             ({Braula c[91]ca}) parasitic on hive bees.          {Bee martin} (Zo[94]l.), the kingbird ({Tyrannus             Carolinensis}) which occasionally feeds on bees.          {Bee moth} (Zo[94]l.), a moth ({Galleria cereana}) whose             larv[91] feed on honeycomb, occasioning great damage in             beehives.          {Bee wolf} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of the bee beetle. See             Illust. of {Bee beetle}.          {To have a bee in the head} [or] {in the bonnet}.             (a) To be choleric. [Obs.]             (b) To be restless or uneasy. --B. Jonson.             (c) To be full of fancies; to be a little crazy. [bd]She's                   whiles crack-brained, and has a bee in her head.[b8]                   --Sir W. Scott.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Opiferous \O*pif"er*ous\, a. [L. opifer; ops, opis, help + ferre       to bear.]       Bringing help. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Opiparous \O*pip"a*rous\, a. [L. opiparus, fr. ops, opis, riches       + parare to provide.]       Sumptuous. [Obs.] -- {O*pip"a*rous*ly}, adv. [Obs.] --E.       Waterhouse.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Opiparous \O*pip"a*rous\, a. [L. opiparus, fr. ops, opis, riches       + parare to provide.]       Sumptuous. [Obs.] -- {O*pip"a*rous*ly}, adv. [Obs.] --E.       Waterhouse.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oviferous \O*vif"er*ous\, a. [Ovum + -ferous: cf. F.       ovif[8a]re.] (Biol.)       Egg-bearing; -- applied particularly to certain receptacles,       as in Crustacea, that retain the eggs after they have been       excluded from the formative organs, until they are hatched.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oviform \O"vi*form\, a. [Ovum + -form: cf. F. oviforme.] (Biol.)       Having the form or figure of an egg; egg-shaped; as, an       oviform leaf.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oviparity \O`vi*par"i*ty\, n. [See {Oviparous}.] (Biol.)       Generation by means of ova. See {Generation}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oviparous \O*vip"a*rous\, a. [L. oviparus; ovum egg + parere to       bring forth: cf. F. ovipare.] (Physiol.)       Producing young from rggs; as, an oviparous animal, in which       the egg is generally separated from the animal, and hatched       after exclusion; -- opposed to {viviparous}.