1. (of a leaf shape) in the form of an ellipse
   "The elliptic leaves of the plant were smooth and glossy"
    
2. Rounded like an egg
   "I think the elliptic bodies may probably turn out to be eggs of some small animals";
   - egg-shaped, elliptical, oval, oval-shaped, ovate, oviform, ovoid, prolate
    
3. Characterized by extreme economy of expression or omission of superfluous elements
   "the dialogue is elliptic and full of dark hints";
   - elliptical

See also: concise, rounded, simple, unsubdivided

Encyclopedia: Elliptic