acorn-shaped

There are also hachiya persimmons, acorn-shaped and nearly inedible unless squishy-ripe.

Taste Test: Persimmon - Boing Boing 2009

Report if a persimmon tastes astringent it probably isn't ready to be eaten. and some varieties are worse than others. if it's acorn-shaped it has to be REALLY soft. i prefer fuyu because they are tasty while still firm/crispy. dimka

Taste Test: Persimmon - Boing Boing 2009

And, click, there it was: A dinner plate with elaborate dark-blue decoration around the rim and, at its center, the restaurant's crest, an acorn-shaped device featuring a stein with a knight's-helmet lid, flanked by two deer whose antlers support the legend "Lüchow's."

If These Plates Could Talk Richard Snow 2011

Chickpeas garbanzo beans: These are acorn-shaped, golden, and nutty tasting, with a slightly grainy texture.

The Food Matters Cookbook Mark Bittman 2010

Suddenly the Roman counterattack began, a torrent of arrows and acorn-shaped lead missiles, forged in field furnaces nearby by the methodical defenders.

The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009

These marbled-brown, acorn-shaped nuggets are actually full of minerals like iron, calcium and protein, and its monounsaturated fats help lower cholesterol, making it good for your heart.

Sweet Potato Gnocchi with Arugula and Hazelnuts 2009

Suddenly the Roman counterattack began, a torrent of arrows and acorn-shaped lead missiles, forged in field furnaces nearby by the methodical defenders.

The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009

Suddenly the Roman counterattack began, a torrent of arrows and acorn-shaped lead missiles, forged in field furnaces nearby by the methodical defenders.

The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009

Suddenly the Roman counterattack began, a torrent of arrows and acorn-shaped lead missiles, forged in field furnaces nearby by the methodical defenders.

The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009

Also used of the acorn-shaped lead bullet flung from a sling, so it also meant bullet.

Antony and Cleopatra Colleen McCullough 2007